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Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Congrogadinae
Etymology: Natalichthys: From the South African Museum, where the fish was found (1980) (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: SAM is an acronym for the South African Museum (Cape Town), whose ichthyologists (P. A. Hulley and E. Louw) have, according to the author, always been “most co-operative and good company.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Winterbottom.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री ड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा ? - 44 m (Ref. 4395). Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: presently known only from off Port Shepstone, Natal, South Africa (30°47.10'S, 30°29.10'E).
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 4395)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 1; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 42; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 32. Gill membranes fused but free from isthmus. Cheeks without scales. Lateral line short.
Known only from 2 type specimens collected at a depth of 44 m from a stony bottom (Ref. 531). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Winterbottom, R., 1985. Revision and vicariance biogeography of the subfamily Congrogadidae (Pisces: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Indo-Pac. Fish. (9):34 p. (Ref. 531)
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 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).