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Diagnostic Description

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Adults with blue spot on each body scale and one dark spot on upper opercle margin (Ref. 5471).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 27; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 13 - 18
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Biology

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Found near large boulders or lying still against greenish weed.
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Pascualita Sa-a
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Pseudochromis natalensis

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Pseudochromis natalensis, the Natal dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Indian Ocean, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae.[1] This species reaches a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in). [2]

References

  1. ^ Smith, M.M., 1986. Pseudochromidae. p. 539-541. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pseudochromis natalensis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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Pseudochromis natalensis: Brief Summary

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Pseudochromis natalensis, the Natal dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Indian Ocean, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).

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