Pictichromis ephippiata Saddled dottyback

Pictichromis ephippiata is commonly referred to as Saddled dottyback. Difficulty in the aquarium: moyen. A aquarium size of at least 400 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Hiroyuki Tanaka, Japan

Pictichromis coralensis

Pictichromis coralensis
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lexID:: 6612
AphiaID:: 398493

Scientific:: Pictichromis ephippiata
German:: Zwergbarsch
English:: Saddled Dottyback

Category:: Pseudochromidés

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Pictichromis (Genus) > ephippiata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gill, Pyle & Earle, ), 1996

Occurrence:: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi, Western Pacific Ocean
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 30 - 50 Meter
Size:: up to 1.57" (4 cm)
Temperature:: 79.52 °F - 82.04 °F (26.4°C - 27.8°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Frozen food (small sorts), Mysis
Tank:: 87.99 gal (~ 400L)
Difficulty:: moyen
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Pictichromis paccagnellorum
Nymphen-Zwergbarsch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-01-17 11:24:20
Last edit:: 2023-10-11 12:35:43

Élevages

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Pictichromis ephippiata (Gill, Pyle & Earle, 1996)
Saddled dottyback

Collected from coral and rubble slopes. Also found in reef slopes and dropoffs around overhangs and rocks in 30-50 m

Synonymised names:
Pseudochromis ephippiatus Gill, Pyle & Earle, 1996 · unaccepted (synonym)

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FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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