Darkstriped Dottyback
Labracinus cyclophthalmus
- Usual depth1–14 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Labracinus cyclophthalmus, the fire-tail devil or fire-tailed dottyback, is a species of ray finned fish from the family Pseudochromidae which occurs in the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) in length.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Labracinus cyclophthalmus”, 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: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 31 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 18 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–14 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Darkstriped Dottyback, Fire-tail Devil, Red Dottyback, Spottysail Dottyback
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Megisu, メギス
- Simplified Chinese
- 圆眼戴氏鱼, 圓眼戴氏魚, 紅娘仔, 紅身公仔, 紅魚仔
Other scientific names: Cichlops cyclophthalmus, Cichlops hellmuthii, Cichlops japonicus, Cichlops melanotaenia, Cichlops spilopterus, Cichlops trispilos, Dampiera melanotaenia, Dampieria cyclophthalma, Dampieria cyclophthalmus, Dampieria melanostigma, Dampieria melanotaenia, Dampieria ocellifera, Dampieria spiloptera, Halichoeres horsfieldi, Julis horsfieldii, Labracinus cyclophthalma, Labracinus melanotaenia
Similar species
AmbeetunbeetCongrogadus subducens
Marshall DottybackPseudochromis marshallensis
- Blue-barred Dottyback
Pseudochromis cyanotaenia
- Brown Dottyback
Pseudochromis fuscus
- Blackmargin Dottyback
Pseudochromis tapeinosoma
- Large-scaled Dottyback
Pseudoplesiops rosae
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).
- 431 open-data records from 1908 to 2022.
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