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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.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 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.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 559)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 1; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 22 - 23; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 13 - 14. Has a red eye and orange head becoming brown on the body (Ref. 37816).
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.5 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2531 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00174 - 0.01147), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (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);
