Blackmargin dottyback (Pseudochromis tapeinosoma) fish species and information / pictures of Blackmargin dottyback - Pseudochromis tapeinosoma

Blackmargin dottyback (Pseudochromis tapeinosoma) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pseudochromis tapeinosoma

Common Name
Blackmargin dottyback

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13. Dark brown to dusky yellow with yellow fins with a black submarginal stripe along dorsal fin which continues around the tail (Ref. 37816).

Classification

Classified By
Bleeker, 1853
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Dottybacks (Pseudochromidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: western coast of Australia (Ref. 7300) to New Caledonia (Ref. 11897), north to Japan (Ref. 559). Reported from the Laccadive Sea in India (Ref. 45255).
Range
30°N - 11°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
2 m
Depth To - meters
60 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 60 m (Ref. 9710)
Trophic Level
3.5 s.e. 0.50 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
6.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated