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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Whitespotted pygmy filefish

Rudarius ercodes Jordan & Fowler, 1902
Max Length
7.5 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Found among bottom cover . Oviparous . Females attach adhesive eggs to seaweed with the mouth and guard them until embryos hatch .

Scientific Name
Rudarius ercodes
Authority
Jordan & Fowler, 1902
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Migration
Oceanodromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Whitespotted pygmy filefish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Whitespotted pygmy filefish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Whitespotted pygmy filefish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Females attach adhesive eggs to seaweed with the mouth and guard them until embryos hatch .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Taiwan (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Migration
Oceanodromous
Trophic Level
3.1±0.1

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01778 × L2.87 (TL)
Max TL
7.5cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2017

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
12.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jordan & Fowler, 1902

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Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .

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