Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occurs on silty coastal habitat with remote coral heads to soft bottom at shallow depths to about 25 m (Ref. 48635). Also found on coral or rocky patches.
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770
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Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia and the Philippines.
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710))
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 5 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 5 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 13.25 - 27
Temperature range (°C): 26.989 - 28.103
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.539 - 2.632
Salinity (PPS): 34.089 - 34.133
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.441 - 4.660
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.130 - 0.212
Silicate (umol/l): 2.356 - 7.618
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 13.25 - 27
Temperature range (°C): 26.989 - 28.103
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.539 - 2.632
Salinity (PPS): 34.089 - 34.133
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.441 - 4.660
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.130 - 0.212
Silicate (umol/l): 2.356 - 7.618
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 5 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 13.25 - 27
Temperature range (°C): 26.989 - 28.103
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.539 - 2.632
Salinity (PPS): 34.089 - 34.133
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.441 - 4.660
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.130 - 0.212
Silicate (umol/l): 2.356 - 7.618
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 13.25 - 27
Temperature range (°C): 26.989 - 28.103
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.539 - 2.632
Salinity (PPS): 34.089 - 34.133
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.441 - 4.660
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.130 - 0.212
Silicate (umol/l): 2.356 - 7.618
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Depth: 3 - 18m.
From 3 to 18 meters.
Habitat: demersal. Found on coral or rocky patches. Was originally described from specimens collected by Captain E. Belcher from "China" and "China Seas" specimens have since been shown to come from various localities. Pseudochromis perspicillatus is presently known only from the Philippines and Indonesia.
From 3 to 18 meters.
Habitat: demersal. Found on coral or rocky patches. Was originally described from specimens collected by Captain E. Belcher from "China" and "China Seas" specimens have since been shown to come from various localities. Pseudochromis perspicillatus is presently known only from the Philippines and Indonesia.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 27 m (Ref. 74964)
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Allen, G.R., A.C. Gill and M.V. Erdmann 2008 A new species of Pseudochromis (Pisces:Psuedochromidae) from Papua Barat Province, Indonesia. Aqua Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(3-4):155-162. (Ref. 74964)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=74964&speccode=24444
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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