Pictichromis ephippiata Saddled dottyback

Pictichromis ephippiata is commonly referred to as Saddled dottyback. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. 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:: Dwergbaarsjes

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:: Normaal
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

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Pictichromis ephippiata are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Pictichromis ephippiata, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Pictichromis ephippiata, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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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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