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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Kaleidos wrasse

Pseudojuloides kaleidos Kuiter & Randall, 1995
Max Length
10 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
5–35 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Type specimen collected from a depth of 30 m . Found solitary or in small groups in rubble slopes with mixed low algae and invertebrates, usually in current-prone channels. Juveniles and females form small groups. Males usually seen singly, moving over large sections of reef .

Scientific Name
Pseudojuloides kaleidos
Authority
Kuiter & Randall, 1995
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
10 cm
Depth Range
5–35 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Kaleidos wrasse is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Kaleidos wrasse is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 35 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Maldive Islands and Andaman Sea to Indonesia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4
🧍 Solitary

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00977 × L3.07 (TL)
Max TL
10cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Kuiter & Randall, 1995

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