Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia | |
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Squarespot anthias, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Serranidae |
Genus: | Pseudanthias |
Species: | P. pleurotaenia |
Binomial name | |
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1857) | |
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia also known as the squarespot anthias, pink square anthias, or squarespot fairy basslet is a Pseudanthias reef dwelling fish of the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade and grows to a size of 20 cm in length. Males have bold coloration, with a pink squared spot on their side, while females are completely orange in color.
It is found around reefs at depths of 10 to 180 metres (33 to 591 ft).[1]
Its range extends from Indonesia in the east, Samoa in the west, north to the Ryukyu Islands, and south to Rowley Shoals and New Caledonia, as well as throughout Micronesia.[1]
As with many reef fish, it is a sequential hermaphrodite, beginning life as a female, and transitioning to male in response to environmental and social factors.[1]
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