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Etymology: Pseudojuloides: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, iouis = a fish without identification, perhaps some of genus Coris cited by Plinius + Greek, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335); paradiseus: Name from Latin word meaning paradise, referring to the arresting live coloration of the males.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 40 m (Ref. 123183). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123183)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished from its congeners in the Pseudojuloides elongatus complex by the following characters: no median predorsal scales and corner of mouth with a large canine tooth; shares overlapping or nearly overlapping meristic counts and morphometric proportions with P. elongatus, P. crux, but differs in having males bright yellowish orange to orange-pink, the upper body strongly overlain in black, and with 3-5 rows of metallic blue spots, while females are unmarked and are reddish orange to brick red (Ref. 123183).
Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits rubble zones with prominent kelp and other macroalgae growth (Ref. 123183).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tea, Y.-K., A.C. Gill and H. Senou, 2020. Two new species of Pseudojuloides from Western Australia and southern Japan, with a redescription of Pseudojuloides elongatus (Teleostei: Labridae). Copeia 108(3):551-569. (Ref. 123183)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00180 - 0.01107), b=3.11 (2.89 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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