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Orchid Dottyback

Pseudochromis fridmani

Also known as: Fridman's Dottyback, Fridman's Pseudochromi, Purple Dottyback, Pygmy Basslet

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2020
Adult
@JarJar · Middle Garden, Egypt · April 20151 / 3
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Overview

Found singly, in crevices and holes, under overhangs and along vertical rock faces, of lagoons and seaward reefs.
Western Indian Ocean - Red Sea

Dottybacks are usually small and often brightly coloured.
They live inside the reefs structure, often at the back of caves and are very territorial and aggressive.
Females lay eggs which are guarded by the males who pick them up in their mouths on a regular basis to mix and aerate them.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Indian Ocean
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Found singly, in crevices and holes, under overhangs and along vertical rock faces, of lagoons and seaward reefs.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPseudochromidae
    6. genusPseudochromis
    7. speciesPseudochromis fridmani Klausewitz, 1968

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    More in the family

    Dottybacks (Pseudochromidae)