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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pictichromis: Name from Latin pictus meaning painted or colored, and Greek Chromis, a genus of pomacentrid, used as the stem for other fish genera; alludes to the bright live colorations of the included species (Ref. 81967); coralensis: Named for the known distribution of the species, the Coral Sea..
More on author: Gill.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 40 m (Ref. 75154). Tropical
Southwest Pacific: Queensland, Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81967)
Inhabits caves in coral and rock reefs on reef slopes and dropoffs (Ref. 75154, 81967).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006. Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquarium: commercial
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Larvae
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 24.5 - 27.8, mean 26.4 °C (based on 78 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00188 - 0.01275), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 226 [120, 498] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.92 [0.53, 1.65] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.7 [17.5, 19.8] % ; Omega3 = 0.139 [0.075, 0.261] g/100g ; Selenium = 24.8 [11.4, 52.7] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 168 [56, 484] μg/100g ; Zinc = 2.18 [1.40, 3.35] mg/100g (wet weight);