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IllustrationRose Island basslet
Pseudoplesiops rosae
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Rose Island basslet
- Scientific
- Pseudoplesiops rosae
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.3 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A tiny dottyback with a red eye and an orange head shading to brown on the body, about 2 cm long. It hides in caves with rich invertebrate growth.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pseudoplesiops-rosae.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.