Pseudoplesiops
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Pseudoplesiops is a genus of dottyback
fishes currently with ten described species. They are distributed in the south Pacific and in the Indian Ocean
as far west as the Maldive Islands.
Dottyback
The dottybacks are a family, Pseudochromidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. Around 100 species belong to this family.They are found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific, where they inhabit coral reefs. They are brightly coloured fish, often showing striking sexual dimorphism. They are...
fishes currently with ten described species. They are distributed in the south Pacific and in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
as far west as the Maldive Islands.
Species
- Pseudoplesiops annae
- Pseudoplesiops collare
- Pseudoplesiops howensis
- Pseudoplesiops immaculatus
- Pseudoplesiops knighti
- Pseudoplesiops occidentalis
- Pseudoplesiops revellei - Bearded Dottyback
- Pseudoplesiops rosae - Rose Island Basslet
- Pseudoplesiops typus - Hidden Basslet
- Pseudoplesiops wassi - Fleckfin Dottyback