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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pseudochromis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); fuscus: Name from Latin meaning dark or dusky, referring to the dark colour form of the species.
More on authors: Müller & Troschel.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 2 - 30 m (Ref. 9710), usually 3 - 25 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 26°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka east to Vanuatu; north to at least Hong Kong and the Ryukyu Islands; south to the central coast of Western Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 48635)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 3; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 25 - 29; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 13 - 15. Various color variations from almost blackish brown to bright yellow (Ref. 48635).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Found among corals of subtidal lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Also found in crevices and ledges. Usually found in association with branching corals (e.g. Acropora and Pocillopora). Sometimes enters the aquarium fish trade (Ref. 37748). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413). Solitary (Ref 90102).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 25.3 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 704 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 1.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 152 [79, 239] mg/100g; Iron = 0.846 [0.510, 1.398] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.3, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.103 [0.060, 0.182] g/100g; Selenium = 28.2 [13.5, 58.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 111 [36, 328] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.03 [1.35, 2.90] mg/100g (wet weight);