🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Yellowtail dottyback
Pseudochromis linda Randall & Stanaland, 1989
📖 Overview
Collected from tidal pools and coral and rock reefs; associated with live and dead branching corals (e.g. Acropora and Pocillopora) .
Scientific Name
Pseudochromis linda
Authority
Randall & Stanaland, 1989
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
8.1 cm
Depth Range
1–20 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
Yellowtail dottyback
Pseudochromis linda
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Yellowtail dottyback is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yellowtail 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; demersal; depth range 1 - 20 m . Tropical east to Pakistan.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.01148 × L2.95
(TL)
Max TL
8.1cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Randall & Stanaland, 1989
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