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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Ogilbyina: Taken from Ogilby, 1887-1915, icthiologist and zoologist (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: James Douglas Ogilby (1853–1925) was an Irish-born Australian ichthyologist and taxonomist, son of the famous zoologist William Ogilby (below). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Saville-Kent.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m (Ref. 9710), usually 10 - 20 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: endemic to Queensland, Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 37; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21. Color variable depending on sex; male mainly red anteriorly and purplish posteriorly; dorsal, anal and caudal fins bluish except dorsal reddish on anterior part; female with a grayish head, largely yellow-orange on side, with 5-6 brown bars on upper half of anterior part of body; fins largely reddish (Ref. 2334).
Usually found in or near holes of coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth from https://www.reeflifesurvey.com/species/ogilbyina-queenslandiae/.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bi-directional sex change has been proposed for this species though histological analysis of more specimens is needed for confirmation (Ref. 103751).
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.6 - 27.9, mean 26.6 °C (based on 72 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00474 - 0.02781), b=2.95 (2.74 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 87 [53, 142] mg/100g; Iron = 0.697 [0.447, 1.099] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [18.1, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.152 [0.100, 0.226] g/100g; Selenium = 21.1 [12.6, 36.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 137 [52, 358] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.57 [1.12, 2.13] mg/100g (wet weight);