| Pseudochromis aldabraensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochromis |
| Species: | P. aldabraensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochromis aldabraensis Bauchot-Boutin, 1958 | |
Pseudochromis aldabraensis, the orange dottyback, neon dottyback or Arabian dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks. It is commonly kept in marine aquariums. [2]
Its natural range is in the western Indian Ocean around Aldabra, in the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf as far east as India and Sri Lanka. It occurs on offshore coral and rocky reefs as deep as 25 metres (82 ft) where it is a secretive species which quickly hides if disturbed. [3]
It is the hardier of the non-tank raised pseudochromises. They prefer to stay at the bottom of the tank. They get along extremely well with blue damsels and other kinds of damselfish. [4] Otherwise, they can be fairly aggressive. [2]
Reef safe is a distinction used in the saltwater aquarium hobby to indicate that a fish or invertebrate is safe to add to a reef aquarium. There is no fish that is completely reef safe. Every fish that is commonly listed as reef safe are species that usually do not readily consume small fish or invertebrates. Fish listed as reef safe also do not bother fellow fish unless in some cases, for instance tangs, they do not get along with conspecifics and sometimes fish with similar color or body shape. Every fish has a personality, is different, and, in some cases, are opportunistic feeders. Tangs, which by most accounts are reef safe, may in adulthood eat some crustaceans shortly after they molt. Many larger predatory fish, for instance eels and pufferfish, will adapt very well to a reef tank and will be problem-free as long as they have sizable tank-mates and no crustaceans. Some aquarists have also had success in keeping smaller fish with predatory ones in reef tanks by adding the smaller fish at night, sometimes with newly rearranged rockwork.
The dottybacks are a family, Pseudochromidae, of fishes which were formerly classified in the order Perciformes, but this has been revised and the family is regarded as of uncertain affinities, or incertae sedis within the Ovalentaria, a clade within the Percomorpha. Around 152 species belong to this family.
Pseudochromis is a genus of fish in the family Pseudochromidae found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.
The pale dottyback is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in, the Red Sea off Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
Pseudochromis fridmani is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks. Its common name is orchid dottyback. It is endemic to the Red Sea.
Pseudochromis springeri, also known as blue-striped dottyback, is a popular saltwater aquarium fish from the red sea and eastern Indian Ocean. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Victor G. Springer of the Smithsonian Institution.
Pseudochromis steenei, also known as lyretail dottyback, is a saltwater fish from Indonesia that is occasionally kept in aquariums. The specific name honours the Australian naturalist and underwater photographer Roger C. Steene who assisted in the collection of the type specimen.
Pseudochromis flavivertex, the sunrise dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Indian Ocean which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.2 -7.5 cm in length as male, and 6.5 cm as a female. It eats various benthic worms and crustaceans.
Pseudochromis dilectus is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Indian Ocean which is classified in the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Pseudochromis fuscus is a species of saltwater fish in the dottyback family. Dottybacks are generally very bright in color and relatively small, factors which have made them popular among aquarium enthusiasts. Besides their coloration and size, they are probably best known for their aggressive temperament. While many of the more common dottybacks are in the Pseudochromis genus, there are also species in other genera. Common names for this particular species include the brown dottyback, the golden dottyback, and the musky dottyback. The common name “Golden dottyback” is shared with another species of dottyback, the Pseudochromis pseudoplesiopinae. The species name, fuscus, means dark or dusky in Latin.
Pseudochromis sankeyi, the striped dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Indian Ocean which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7 cm in length. The specific name honours the British collector and wholesaler of marine fish Richard D. Sankey, who gave Roger Lubbock study specimens.
Pseudochromis cyanotaenia, the surge dottyback or blue-barred dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Pacific which is classified in the family Pseudochromidae. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 6 cm.
Pseudochromis elongatus, the elongate dottyback', is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Pacific which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 6.5 cm in length.
Pseudochromis flammicauda the orangetail dottyback orfire-tail dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from Australia which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. This fish grows to a size of 5.5 cm in length.
Pseudochromis coccinicauda, the yellow-breasted dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish, in the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, in the seas around the Maldives, the Andaman Islands and Indonesia. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 3.9 cm (1.5 in) in length.
Pseudochromis bitaeniatus, the two-lined dottyback, double-striped dottyback, or slender dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It comes from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12 cm in length.
The sailfin dottyback, also known as the longtail dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks from the Western Central Pacific where it is found on the Great Barrier Reef and other coral reefs in the Coral Sea, where it is occurs inshore near rock and coral formations where there are sandy bottoms. This fish occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) in length. It is pale greyish to yellowish in colour and has bluish upperparts, a bluish dorsal fin which fades to yellow posteriorly and it has a dark blue spot at the anterior end of the dorsal fin.
Pseudochromis dixurus, the fork-tail dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish found in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 9 cm (3.5 in).
Pseudochromis perspicillatus, the Southeast Asian blackstripe dottyback, or bandit dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Pacific Ocean, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).
Pseudochromis punctatus, the blackback dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae, native to the Western Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of 10.4 cm (4.1 in).
