Bug-eyed Dottyback
Amsichthys knighti
- Usual depth6–34 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The bugeye dottyback, also known as Knight's dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish, the only species in the monospecific genus Amsichthys, belonging to the subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae, of the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Bugeye dottyback”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 18 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 27 records
- November: 38 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–34 m · Deepest record: 46 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bug-eyed Dottyback, Bugeye Dottyback, Knight's Dottyback
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Ometanabatamegisu, オオメタナバタメギス
- Simplified Chinese
- 奈氏魚雀鯛, 擬鮗
Other scientific names: Pseudoplesiops knighti
Similar species
AmbeetunbeetCongrogadus subducens
Marshall DottybackPseudochromis marshallensis
Bicolor DottybackPictichromis diadema
- Anna's Dottyback
Pseudoplesiops annae
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 232 open-data records from 1971 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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