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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Congrogadinae
Etymology: Halidesmus: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, desmos = link, bond (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: H B Thomasen collected the type in Karachi, Pakistan, while collecting live fishes for the Danmarks Akvarium (Charlottenlund); any fishes that did not survive were donated to the Zoological Museum (Copenhagen). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Nielsen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 27°N - 17°N
Indian Ocean: Pakistan and the coasts of northern India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 677)
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 58 - 64; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 45 - 50; Vertebrae: 64 - 68. Dorsal lateral line (LL) unbranched; ventral LL consists of a single section on each side of the abdomen; LL pores opening from middle of posterior margins of LL scales. Operculum with scales. A dark spot above the pectoral fin.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Winterbottom, R., 1985. Revision and vicariance biogeography of the subfamily Congrogadidae (Pisces: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Indo-Pac. Fish. (9):34 p. (Ref. 531)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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