Common names:
Eichler’s Dottyback
Occurrence:
endemic
Salinity:
marine
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live export: yes;
Comments:
Type locality, Calamianes Group, off southeast tip of Galoc Island, WAM P.31398-014 (holotype of Pseudochromis eichleri, 6.83 cm SL). Known from northern Palawan, Boracay I. off NW tip of Panay I., Calamianes Group, where it is most common in the western coasts of Busuanga, Galoc and Culion); at 15-40 m (Ref. 89094). Also Ref. 90102.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Gill, A.C., G.R. Allen and M. Erdmann, 2012
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pseudochromis:Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); eichleri:Named for Dieter Eichler, who first photographed the species.. More on authors: Gill, Allen & Erdmann.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 89094), usually 0 - 20 m (Ref. 89094). Tropical; 12°N - 11°N, 119°E - 120°E
Distribution
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