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Pseudochromis pictus Painted dottyback

Pseudochromis pictus is commonly referred to as Painted dottyback . Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Alor Island, Kebola Bay, Indonesien
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lexID:
9894 
AphiaID:
278197 
Scientific:
Pseudochromis pictus  
German:
Zwergbarsch 
English:
Painted Dottyback  
Category:
Basslets 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Pseudochromis (Genus) > pictus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gill & Randall, 1998 
Occurrence:
Indonesia 
Size:
up to 3.15" (8 cm) 
Temperature:
32 °F - 78.8 °F (0°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish larvae, Krill, Mysis, Schrimps, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-09-18 19:42:53 

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Gill & Randall, 1998

Pseudochromis pictus is found in outer slopes around isolated rock and coral outcrops in 28-36 meters at Alor Island, Kebola Bay, Indonesia.
Endemic to Alor.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Pseudochrominae (Subfamily) > Pseudochromis (Genus) > Pseudochromis pictus (Species)

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