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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Congrogadinae
Etymology: Halimuraena: Greek, als, alis = salt + Latin, muraena = morey eel (Ref. 45335); lepopareia: Name from the Greek word 'lepos'(= a scale) and 'pareia' (= a cheek), referring to the diagnostic scaled cheek; noun in apposition.
More on author: Winterbottom.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 2 m. Tropical; 10°S - 16°S
Western Indian Ocean: Pamanzi Island, Comoros to Nossi Bé, northern Madagascar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 675)
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 47 - 50; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 37 - 40. Gill membranes fused ventrally but free from isthmus. Shoulder with a dark ocellated spot. Preopercular canal with 6 pores; 8 suborbital pores; possess a bilateral, anterior interorbital pore. Cheeks, opercles and nape scaled. Second intermittent lateral line along midlateral septum, with 18-56 pored scales.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
Inhabits shallow water among weed, rock, and coral.
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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