Oxycercichthys veliferus, Sailfin dottyback : aquarium

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Oxycercichthys veliferus (Lubbock, 1980)

Sailfin dottyback
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Oxycercichthys: Name is a combination of the Greek oxys for sharp, kerkos for tail and ichthys for fish; alludes to the distinct caudal-fin shape..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 12 - 50 m (Ref. 81967), usually 12 - 35 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16. Adults pale gray to yellowish with upper part of head bluish; dark blue spot at front of dorsal fin; dorsal fin bluish, grading to yellow posteriorly (Ref. 2334).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs inshore (Ref. 7300). Found around rock and coral formations on sandy bottoms (Ref. 9710).

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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)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 July 2021

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 25.2 - 27, mean 26.2 °C (based on 40 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00187 - 0.01281), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±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 = 115 [60, 186] mg/100g; Iron = 0.698 [0.424, 1.142] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.4, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.109 [0.064, 0.186] g/100g; Selenium = 27.7 [13.7, 55.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 136 [46, 385] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.67 [1.13, 2.35] mg/100g (wet weight);