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Oblique-lined dottyback

Cypho purpurascens

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A dottyback from the western Pacific. It reaches 7.5 centimetres.

Scientific name
Cypho purpurascens
Family
Pseudochromidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Saltwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Pseudochromidae
Order
Ovalentaria/misc
Synonyms
Nesiotes purpurascens, Pseudochromis mccullochi, Pseudochromis mccullochi perpulcher, Pseudochromis purpurascens

Origin

Native region
Oceania

Size and lifespan

Adult size
7.5 cm

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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