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Large Scaled Dottyback

Pseudoplesiops rosae Schultz 1943

Diagnostic Description

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Has a red eye and orange head becoming brown on the body (Ref. 37816).Description: Characterized by having reddish iris; distinctive thin dark margin posteriorly on eye; dorsal and anal fins with thin bluish margin; single lateral-line scale; greatest depth of body 3.6-3.9 in SL (Ref. 90102).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 23; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 13 - 14
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Trophic Strategy

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Found in inshore reefs and in caves with rich invertebrate growth in walls (Ref. 48635); feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 1602). Cryptic and seldom seen (Ref 90102).
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Found in inshore reefs and in caves with rich invertebrate growth in walls (Ref. 48635); feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 1602). Cryptic and seldom seen (Ref 90102).
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Estelita Emily Capuli
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