Rose Dottyback, Pseudoplesiops rosae Schultz 1943
Other Names: Large-scaled Dottyback, Rose Devilfish, Rose Island Basslet, Rose Island Dottyback
A Rose Dottyback, Pseudoplesiops rosae, from Phuket, Thailand. Source: Rick Winterbottom / FishWise Professional. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
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Bray, D.J. 2025, Pseudoplesiops rosae in Fishes of Australia, accessed 07 Jun 2026, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3466
Rose Dottyback, Pseudoplesiops rosae Schultz 1943
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Distribution |
Scott Reef, Western Australia, Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, Cartier Island, Northern Territory, One Tree I., Queensland, Escape Reef, Queensland, Osprey Reef, Queensland, Portlock Reef, Queensland, Lihou Reef, Queensland. The species is widespread in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean: Indonesia (Bitung), Thailand (Andaman Sea), Papua New Guinea, Australia (Timor Sea and Coral Sea), Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Cook Is, southern Japan (Ryukyu Is.), and Guam. Inhabits shallow inshore reefs and seaward reefs exposed to wave action. Individuals may shelter in caves with rich invertebrate growth. |
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Feeding |
Feeds on benthic invertebrates. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2025 |
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Resources |
Australian Faunal Directory
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Rose Dottyback, Pseudoplesiops rosae Schultz 1943
References
Fujiwara, K., Gill, A.C., Endo, H., Shibukawa, K. & Motomura, H. 2025. Taxonomic review of the dottyback genus Pseudoplesiops in Japanese waters, with descriptions of two new species (Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae). Ichthyological Research First online: 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-025-01036-9
Kuiter, R.H. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia.
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Schultz, L.P. 1943. Fishes of the Phoenix and Samoan islands collected in 1939 during the expedition of the U.S.S. "Bushnell". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 180: i-x + 1-316, Pls. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.180.i
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. 2016. Pseudoplesiops rosae (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69583460A115467940. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69583460A69583584.en. Accessed on 23 November 2025.
