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Pseudoplesiops occasus Fujiwara & Motomura, 2025 Sunset dottyback |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks), subfamily: Pseudoplesiopinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.66 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 15 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-22; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 13-14. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D I, 22; A I, 13 or 14; precaudal vertebrae 11; scales in lateral series 27 or 28; predorsal scales 9-11; predorsal scales anterior to anterodorsal parietal pores 4 or 5; scales with distinct circular and radial striae (surrounding the former); dorsal- and anal-fin membranous margins deeply incised between rays; body depth moderate, its depth at dorsal-fin origin 23.6-25.2% of SL; snout moderate, its length 5.3-5.9% of SL; prepelvic length 27.6-31.6% of SL; anal-fin base length 30.2-33.3% of SL; body and all fins (except for distal edges and pectoral fin) generally red or reddish-orange when fresh; and small, dorsoventrally elongated black blotch just behind eye (Ref 138052). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||