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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudoplesiopinae
Eponymy: AMS is institutional code in ichthyology for the Australian Museum (Sydney). [...] Ronald Knight, Sr. of Manus, Papua New Guinea, was honoured “for his generous hospitality during a collecting visit to the island in 1982.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 10 - 30 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Pacific: Philippines (Ref. 48613) to northern Australia (including Western Australia) and Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands (Ref. 90102).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 48635)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 1; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 23 - 24; Épines anales: 1 - 2; Rayons mous anaux: 13 - 15.
Found in coastal reef slopes amongst algae boulder habitat to about 20 m depth (Ref. 48635); also inhabits inshore reefs (Ref. 7300). Cryptic and seen with the use of collecting chemicals (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 268 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 217 [102, 392] mg/100g; Iron = 1.11 [0.61, 2.03] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.1, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.146 [0.073, 0.282] g/100g; Selenium = 26.5 [11.5, 55.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 98.1 [26.6, 359.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.2 [1.4, 3.4] mg/100g (wet weight);