Pseudochromis pesi Pale dottyback

Pseudochromis pesi is commonly referred to as Pale dottyback . Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Joe De Vroe, USA

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Hurghada, Ägypten, Rotes Meer, Juli 2008, 7cm
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lexID:: 9895
AphiaID:: 278196

Scientific:: Pseudochromis pesi
German:: Zwergbarsch
English:: Pale Dottyback

Category:: Pseudochromidés

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Pseudochromis (Genus) > pesi (Species)
Initial determination:: Lubbock, 1975

Occurrence:: Egypt, Jordan, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Fish larvae, Krill, Mysis, Schrimps, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-09-18 20:17:09
Last edit:: 2016-09-18 20:17:09

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Lubbock, 1975

Endemic species, only found in the Red Sea!

Pseudochromis pesi occurs around small isolated rocks or corals on sandy bottoms, where these doddybgs are found singly or in pairs.
Depth: 10 to 45 meters.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Pseudochrominae (Subfamily) > Pseudochromis (Genus) > Pseudochromis pesi (Species)

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