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Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Diademichthyinae
Etymology: Pherallodichthys: Greek, pher = monster + Greek, allo =other + Greek, ichthys = fish.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Western Pacific: Japan. Recently reported from the Philippines (Ref. 5211).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35774); common length : 1.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Often inhabit intertidal or subtidal reefs (Ref. 47249). Fish-egg eaters (Ref. 54616). Most species reported to feed on zooplankton or benthic animals (Ref. 28114). May change its feeding habits when growing to an obligate fish-egg eater targeting demersal egg spawners (Ref. 54616).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.5 - 29.3, mean 28.7 °C (based on 696 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.48 se; based on food items.
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).