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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).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 0 - 65 m (Ref. 9710), usually 0 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 15°S
Western Pacific: Philippines to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Moluccas and Admiralty Islands.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 21 - 22; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 10 - 12. Easily identified by the bright purple color that looks bright blue in sunlit underwater conditions (Ref. 48635).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Hovers above coral or rubble and inhabits steep outer reef slopes and outer channel walls. Solitary or in small, loosely scattered groups at base of steep dropoffs (Ref 90102).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 25.5 - 29.4, mean 28.7 °C (based on 1230 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 191 [95, 332] mg/100g; Iron = 0.942 [0.541, 1.634] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.1, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.123 [0.065, 0.231] g/100g; Selenium = 30.5 [12.8, 68.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 145 [44, 456] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.29 [1.45, 3.34] mg/100g (wet weight);