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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pholidochromis: Name from Greek pholis, meaning a scale or spot, chromis a genus of pomacentrid that has been used as the stem of various other fish genera, alludes to the distinctive dark spots around the head pores; marginatus: Name from Latin meaning to furnish with a border, refers to the typical dark submarginal stripes on the caudal, dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 81967).
Taxonomic Remarks
Gender agreement to be confirmed. Is kept marginatus as in the original name in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref. 84883).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 1 - 10 m (Ref. 81967). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Indonesia..
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26137)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 22; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 13.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Found in shallow water in areas of living hard and soft corals (Ref. 26137); sometimes in relatively silty areas (Ref. 81967).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 6192)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 28.7 - 29.3, mean 29 °C (based on 238 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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