Southeast Asian blackstripe dottyback (Pseudochromis perspicillatus) fish species and information / pictures of Southeast Asian blackstripe dottyback - Pseudochromis perspicillatus

Southeast Asian blackstripe dottyback (Pseudochromis perspicillatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pseudochromis perspicillatus

Common Name
Southeast Asian blackstripe dottyback

Biology
Occurs on silty coastal habitat with remote coral heads to soft bottom at shallow depths to about 25 m (Ref. 48635). Also found on coral or rocky patches.

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1862

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Dottybacks (Pseudochromidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Pacific

Distribution

Western Central Pacific: Indonesia and the Philippines.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

3 m

Depth To - meters

27 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 27 m (Ref. 74964)

Trophic Level

3.7 s.e. 0.52 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

12.0 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