🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Elongate dottyback
Pseudochromis elongatus Lubbock, 1980
📖 Overview
Found in coastal and seaward reefs in 5-60 m, solitary in caves or around rock outcrops (Ref 90102).
Scientific Name
Pseudochromis elongatus
Authority
Lubbock, 1980
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
6.5 cm
Depth Range
5–60 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Perch-like fishes
Perciformes
Family
Pseudochromidae
Pseudochromidae
Genus
Pseudochromis
Pseudochromis
Species
Elongate dottyback
Pseudochromis elongatus
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15. : elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Elongate 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 5 - 60 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
🧍 Solitary
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.0049 × L3.11
(TL)
Max TL
6.5cm
Dorsal Spines
3
Dorsal Rays
26
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
15
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2021
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Lubbock, 1980
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