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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pseudochromis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); erdmanni: Named for Mark Erdmann of Conservation International, Indonesia, who collected the type specimens. Mark has worked closely with the second author for the past six years and is responsible for numerous new discoveries, resulting from his deep scuba collections from the East Indian region, including several new pseudochromids (Ref. 87199).
Eponymy: Dr Mark van Nydeck Erdmann (d: 1968) is an American reef fish expert and marine senior advisor with Conservation International Indonesia. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Gill & Allen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 66 m (Ref. 90102), usually 45 - 66 m (Ref. 87199). Tropical; 2°N - 0°N, 127°E - 131°E
Pacific Ocean: Indonesia. Known only from north-eastern Indonesia, from North Sulawesi to Papua and extending southwards at least to Ambon (Ref. 87199).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 87199); 6.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 27; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. A species of Pseudochromis with the following combination of characters: palatine tooth patches inserted medially behind vomerine tooth patch; large dark grey to black spot on posterodorsal corner of operculum; pale blue curved bar behind eye; and anal fin without broad dark distal stripe (Ref. 87199).
Solitary or in pairs around low coral outcrops (Ref 90102). Maximum depth from Ref. 087199.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gill, A.C. and G.R. Allen, 2011. Pseudochromis erdmanni, a new species of dottyback with medially placed palatine teeth from Indonesia (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa 2924:57-62. (Ref. 87199)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00193 - 0.01299), b=3.10 (2.88 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
![Image of Pseudochromis erdmanni (Erdmann\](/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Pserd_m0.jpg "Image of Pseudochromis erdmanni (Erdmann\")
![Image of Pseudochromis erdmanni (Erdmann\](/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Pserd_f0.jpg "Image of Pseudochromis erdmanni (Erdmann\")
