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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudoplesiopinae
Etymology: Pseudoplesiops: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, plesios = near (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: As the common name shows, this is a toponym after the type locality in American Samoa. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 25°N - 24°S
Indo-West Pacific: Maldives to Samoa, north the Yaeyama Islands (Ryukyu Islands), south to northwestern Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.3 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 559)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 1; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 22 - 23; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 13 - 14. Has a red eye and orange head becoming brown on the body (Ref. 37816).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Found in inshore reefs and in caves with rich invertebrate growth in walls (Ref. 48635); feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 1602). Cryptic and seldom seen (Ref 90102).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 25.5 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2531 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00171 - 0.01168), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 437 [191, 1,139] mg/100g; Iron = 1.61 [0.71, 3.25] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.7, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.118 [0.046, 0.321] g/100g; Selenium = 31.1 [8.6, 94.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 141 [32, 647] μg/100g; Zinc = 4.3 [2.3, 7.1] mg/100g (wet weight);
