Blue-barred Dottyback
Pseudochromis cyanotaenia
- Usual depth1–10 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Pseudochromis cyanotaenia, the surge dottyback or blue-barred dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Pacific which is classified in the family Pseudochromidae. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 6 cm.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pseudochromis cyanotaenia”, 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: 29 records
- March: 24 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 47 records
- June: 31 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 52 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 28 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–10 m · Deepest record: 35 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-barred Dottyback, Bluebarred Dottyback, Surge dottyback, Yellowhead Dottyback
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Ryukyunisesuzume, キカイニセスズメ, リュウキュウニセスズメ
- Simplified Chinese
- 准雀鯛, 紅獅公, 紅貓仔, 蓝带拟雀鲷, 藍帶擬雀鯛
Other scientific names: Pseudochromis kikaii
Similar species
Marshall DottybackPseudochromis marshallensis
- Brown Dottyback
Pseudochromis fuscus
- Blackmargin Dottyback
Pseudochromis tapeinosoma
- Double-striped dottyback
Pseudochromis bitaeniatus
- Philippines Dottyback
Pseudochromis fowleri
- Purple-tailed Dottyback
Pseudochromis luteus
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).
- 465 open-data records from 1857 to 2023.
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