Anna's Dottyback

Pseudoplesiops annae

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth7–37 m
Water temperature15–30 °C
Best monthsApril and September
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 9 records
February: 3 records
March: 6 records
April: 17 records
May: 5 records
June: 13 records
July: 4 records
August: 3 records
September: 22 records
October: 8 records
November: 8 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 7–37 m · Deepest record: 75.5 m

0–10 m: 13 records
10–20 m: 24 records
20–30 m: 13 records
30–40 m: 9 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 4 records
26–28 °C: 23 records
28–30 °C: 72 records

Names and classification

English: Anna's Dottyback

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Kamereontanabatamegisu, カメレオンタナバタメギス

Other scientific names: Nematochromis annae

Similar species

Ambeetunbeet
Congrogadus subducens
Marshall Dottyback
Pseudochromis marshallensis
Bug-eyed Dottyback
Amsichthys knighti
Bicolor Dottyback
Pictichromis diadema
Congrogadus hierichthys

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
103 open-data records from 1970 to 2016.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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