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Pseudoplesiops rosae Schultz, 1943 Rose Island basslet |
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photo by
Winterbottom, R. |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks), subfamily: Pseudoplesiopinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 20 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Maldives to Samoa, north the Yaeyama Islands (Ryukyu Islands), south to northwestern Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-23; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 13-14. Has a red eye and orange head becoming brown on the body (Ref. 37816). Description: Characterized by having reddish iris; distinctive thin dark margin posteriorly on eye; dorsal and anal fins with thin bluish margin; single lateral-line scale; greatest depth of body 3.6-3.9 in SL (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | Found in inshore reefs and in caves with rich invertebrate growth in walls (Ref. 48635); feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 1602). Cryptic and seldom seen (Ref 90102). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||