Pseudoplesiops umbrosus, Shady dottyback

Pseudoplesiops umbrosus Fujiwara, Gill, Endo, Shibukawa & Motomura, 2025

Shady dottyback
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudoplesiopinae
Etymology: Pseudoplesiops: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, plesios = near (Ref. 45335); umbrosus: Name 'umbrosus' from the Latin word meaning 'shady', in allusion to the relatively dusky coloration of the new species.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 16 m (Ref. 138052). Subtropical

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Western Pacific: Japan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138052)

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 23; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15; Vertebrae: 28. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D I, 22 or 23 (usually 23); A I or II (rarely), 14 or 15 (I, 14); precaudal vertebrae 11; scales in lateral series 26 or 27 (27): predorsal scales 7 or 8 (7); predorsal scales anterior to anterodorsal parietal pores 2 or 3 (2); scales with distinct circular and radial striae (surrounding the former); dorsal- and anal-fin membranous margins not or barely incised between rays; body relatively deep, its depth at dorsal-fin origin 24.9-28.9 (means 26.5) % of SL; snout relatively long, its length 5.5-7.4 (6.5) % of SL; prepelvic length 30.5-34.7 (32.1) % of SL; anal-fin base length 29.9-36.0 (32.7) % of SL; body and all fins (except for distal edges and pectoral fin) generally brown to yellow when fresh; and orbital ridge margined with dark brown (except anterodorsally) (Ref 138052).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Fujiwara, K., A.C. Gill, H. Endo, Shibukawa. K. and H. Motomura, 2025. Taxonomic review of the dottyback genus Pseudoplesiops in Japanese waters, with descriptions of two new species (Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae). Ichthyol. Res. 1-22. (Ref. 138052)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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