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IllustrationYellow-breasted dottyback
Pseudochromis coccinicauda
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellow-breasted dottyback
- Scientific
- Pseudochromis coccinicauda
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 3.9 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 1 to 9 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A tiny, slender dottyback; males are grey-blue with a yellow-orange chest and an orange-red tail, reaching about 4 cm. It lives on wave-exposed rocky and coral reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pseudochromis-coccinicauda.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.