Pseudoplesiops wassi

Gill & Edwards, 2003

Fleckfin Dottyback

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Micronesia and Australia to American Samoa.

Size: 1 inch (3 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky and coral reef drop-off areas including surge channels and usually found between depths of 3 to 200 feet (1 – 60 m) where it feeds on crustaceans.

General Husbandry: Has a light brown body with a pale orange head. Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Percoidei

Family: Pseudochromidae

Subfamily: Pseudochrominae

Genus: Pseudoplesiops

FYI: Shown here for identification only.