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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pseudochromidae Dottybacks
Subfamily: Pseudoplesiopinae
Genus: Pseudoplesiops

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9 species
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Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 3.7 cm TL
Pseudoplesiops annae (Weber, 1913)

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Pseudoplesiops annae
[Anna's dottyback]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Pseudoplesiops collare Gill, Randall & Edwards, 1991

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Pseudoplesiops collare
[Collared dottyback]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Pseudoplesiops howensis Allen, 1987

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Pseudoplesiops howensis
[Lord Howe Dottyback]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Pseudoplesiops immaculatus Gill & Edwards, 2002

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Pseudoplesiops immaculatus
[Immaculate dottyback]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean

Pseudoplesiops occidentalis Gill & Edwards, 2002

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Pseudoplesiops occidentalis
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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Pseudoplesiops revellei Schultz, 1953

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Pseudoplesiops revellei
[Bearded dottyback]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Pseudoplesiops rosae Schultz, 1943

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Pseudoplesiops rosae
[Rose Island basslet]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Pseudoplesiops typus Bleeker, 1858

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Pseudoplesiops typus
[Hidden basslet]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Pseudoplesiops wassi Gill & Edwards, 2003

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Pseudoplesiops wassi
[Fleckfin dottyback]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudoplesiops annae Anna's dottyback Western Pacific. 3.7 TL 1913
Pseudoplesiops collare Collared dottyback Western Pacific 3.1 SL 1991
Pseudoplesiops howensis Lord Howe Dottyback Western Central Pacific 2.8 SL 1987
Pseudoplesiops immaculatus Immaculate dottyback Indo-West Pacific 4 TL 2002
Pseudoplesiops occidentalis Western Indian Ocean 2002
Pseudoplesiops revellei Bearded dottyback Pacific Ocean 3.5 TL 1953
Pseudoplesiops rosae Rose Island basslet Indo-West Pacific 2.3 SL 1943
Pseudoplesiops typus Hidden basslet Western Central Pacific 4.6 SL 1858
Pseudoplesiops wassi Fleckfin dottyback Pacific Ocean 2.9 SL 2003



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