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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Cockatoo dottyback

Chlidichthys cacatuoides Gill & Randall, 1994
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Max Length
3.7 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
15–30 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Collected from rocky bottom, near sand and rubble and apparently has preference for deeper habitats (15-30 m), at lower reef slopes and bases .

Scientific Name
Chlidichthys cacatuoides
Authority
Gill & Randall, 1994
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
3.7 cm
Depth Range
15–30 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Cockatoo dottyback is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Cockatoo dottyback is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 30 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: southern Oman and Socotra Archi.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.3±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00447 × L3.1 (TL)
Max TL
3.7cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Gill & Randall, 1994

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