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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pictichromis: Name from Latin pictus meaning painted or colored, and Greek Chromis, a genus of pomacentrid, used as the stem for other fish genera; alludes to the bright live colorations of the included species (Ref. 81967).
Eponymy: The Paccagnella family of Bologna, Italy, were aquarium fish wholesalers who provided the type to Axelrod. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 50 m (Ref. 37816), usually 0 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Pacific: Indonesia (Java and Sulawesi) to Vanuatu; Palau in Micronesia.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2334)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 3; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 21 - 22; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 11 - 13.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
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).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 6192)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 25.8 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 1787 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00191 - 0.01317), b=3.10 (2.88 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 172 [87, 288] mg/100g; Iron = 0.873 [0.509, 1.490] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.2, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.117 [0.064, 0.211] g/100g; Selenium = 28.2 [12.5, 62.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 145 [46, 446] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.13 [1.39, 3.08] mg/100g (wet weight);