🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Margined dottyback
Pholidochromis marginata Lubbock, 1980
📖 Overview
Found in shallow water in areas of living hard and soft corals ; sometimes in relatively silty areas .
Scientific Name
Pholidochromis marginata
Authority
Lubbock, 1980
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
4.9 cm
Depth Range
1–10 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Genus
Pholidochromis
Pholidochromis
Species
Margined dottyback
Pholidochromis marginata
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13. : elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Margined 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 1 - 10 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Indonesia.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.0049 × L3.11
(TL)
Max TL
4.9cm
Dorsal Spines
3
Dorsal Rays
22
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
13
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2024
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
12.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Lubbock, 1980
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