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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Subtropical

Confused podge

Pseudogramma brederi Hildebrand, 1940
Max Length
6.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.6
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Overview information for Confused podge is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Pseudogramma brederi
Authority
Hildebrand, 1940
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
6.8 cm
Trophic Level
3.6
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: modally 21 segmented dorsal-fin rays; modally 17 segmented anal fin rays; with a relatively long LL (1.6-1.9, mean = 1.8) in SL; relatively well-developed scalation on the interorbital, suborbital and dentary; head length 2.4-2.7 in SL, peduncle depth 3.2-4.0 in HL : elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Confused podge is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Confused podge is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Confused podge is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated. Subtropical west distribution, also antitropical except in the Marquesas.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.6±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00437 × L3.17 (TL)
Max TL
6.8cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
21
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
17
Vertebrae
26

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Hildebrand, 1940

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