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The royal dottyback (Pictichromis paccagnellorum), [3] also called the bicolor dottyback, gramma dotty or false gramma is a fish commonly kept in marine aquariums. The front of the fish is bright purple and the posterior is yellow. In an aquarium, it will grow up to three inches long.
Pseudochromis fridmani is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks.Its common name is orchid dottyback.It is endemic to the Red Sea. [1]This fish is up to 6.3 centimeters long.
They are generally small, mostly less than 10 cm (4 in) in length, and some less than 2 cm (0.8 in). [3] The largest by far, at up to 45 cm (1 ft 6 in), is Congrogadus subducens . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Dottybacks are distinguished from other families by the presence of three or less spines in the dorsal fin and an incomplete lateral line organ.
Pseudochromis flavivertex Rüppell, 1835 (Sunrise dottyback) Pseudochromis flavopunctatus A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall, 1998 (Yellow-spotted dottyback) Pseudochromis fowleri Herre, 1934 (Philippines dottyback) Pseudochromis fridmani Klausewitz, 1968 (Orchid dottyback) Pseudochromis fuligifinis A. C. Gill & J. T. Williams, 2011 (Soot-tail ...
Cypho purpurascens. the oblique-lined dottyback or the lavender dottyback is a species of ray finned fish from the family Pseudochromidae which occurs in the western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) in length. [2]
A dusky dottyback, Pseudochromis fuscus, at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Pseudochromis fuscus is a species of saltwater fish in the dottyback family. Dottybacks are generally very bright in color and relatively small, factors which have made them popular among aquarium enthusiasts.
The species in the Pseudochrominae are mainly associated with reefs, with several species which are found among branching corals and some other species live within large sponges, dottybacks are found from the intertidal shallows down to depths of 100 metres (330 ft).
Pictichromis aurifrons (Lubbock, 1980) (Gold-browed dottyback) Pictichromis caitlinae Allen, A.C. Gill & Erdmann, 2008 (Cenderawasih dottyback) Pictichromis coralensis A.C. Gill, 2004 (Bicoloured dottyback) Pictichromis diadema (Lubbock & Randall, 1978) (Diadem dottyback) Pictichromis dinar Randall & Schultz, 2009 (Dottyback)