Pictichromis ephippiata, Saddled dottyback

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Pictichromis ephippiata (Gill, Pyle & Earle, 1996)

Saddled dottyback
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > 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).
More on authors: Gill, Pyle & Earle.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 30 - 50 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 12721)

Short description Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά): 3; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά): 20-22; Εδρικές άκανθες 3; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 12.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Collected from coral and rubble slopes. Also found in reef slopes and dropoffs around overhangs and rocks in 30-50 m (Ref 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

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Gill, A.C., R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle, 1996. Pseudochromis ephippiatus, new species of dottyback from southeastern Papua New Guinea (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 23(3-4):97-100. (Ref. 12721)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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