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Pictichromis paccagnellorum (Axelrod, 1973) Royal dottyback |
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photo by
Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks), subfamily: Pseudochrominae | |||
| Max. size: | 7 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Indonesia (Java and Sulawesi) to Vanuatu; Palau in Micronesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-22; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Description: Characterized by magenta color of head and front half of body, yellow posteriorly; variable proportion of magenta and yellow color; anterior lateral line scales 15-21; predorsal scales 15-18; depth of body 27.6-32.0% of SL (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | Found in shallow coastal to deep outer-reef drop-offs (Ref. 8631). Hovers close to coral or rubble (Ref. 9710). Solitary or in small loosely scattered groups (Ref 90102). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||