Maldives Marine Life

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Immaculate dottyback

Pseudoplesiops immaculatus

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Immaculate dottyback
Scientific
Pseudoplesiops immaculatus
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Pseudochromidae (dottybacks)
Maximum size
Up to about 4 cm (total length)
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 20 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2024

Description

A tiny, cryptic dottyback, about 4 cm long, hiding in coral reef crevices.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.