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Orange dottyback
Pseudochromis aldabraensis Bauchot-Boutin, 1958
Also calledArabischer Zwergbarsch (deu) · Perca enana de Aldabra (spa) · Pseudodonzela-de-linha-azul (por) · sapínovec aldaberský (ces)
First described in: Arnoult, J.; Bauchot, M.-L.; Roux-Estève, R. (1958). Les poissons de l'île Aldabra. Campagne océanographique de la Calypso (mai-juin 1954). <em>Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco (Nouvelle Série).</em> 34: 47-90. [Second author as M.-L. Bauchot-Boutin.].
Pseudochromis aldabraensis, the orange dottyback, neon dottyback, Arabian dottyback, or Arabian bluelined dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks. It is commonly kept in marine aquariums.
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Range & habitat
Its natural range is in the western Indian Ocean around Aldabra, in the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf as far east as India and Sri Lanka. It occurs on offshore coral and rocky reefs as deep as 25 metres (82 ft) where it is a secretive species which quickly hides if disturbed.
In human culture
It is the hardier of the non-tank raised pseudochromises. They prefer to stay at the bottom of the tank. They get along extremely well with blue damsels and other kinds of damselfish. Otherwise, they can be fairly aggressive.
== References ==
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Pseudochromis aldabraensis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2381664.