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Saltwater

Schooling dottyback

Pseudochromis sankeyi

Pseudochromidae, Pseudochrominae

Facts

Characteristics
Length
Up to 7 cm
Body shape
Elongated
Care
Group
Missing
Smallest aquarium
13 liters
Diet
Missing

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Behavior
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Swims
Missing

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Water values
Temperature
Ideal22–26 °CTolerates 24–27 °C
pH
Ideal8.1–8.4
Smallest tank
21 cm35 cm18 cm
13 liters35 × 18 × 21 cmBased on one fish
Range
Native

Lives wild in Djibouti, Eritrea, Tanzania, and Yemen.

More about the species

Description

Inhabits rock and coralline ledges and caves. In Socotra Archipelago, it is mainly recorded from the north coasts from hard coral communities including those dominated by Millepora and Porites, and encrusting and massive Agariciidae, Pectiniidae, and Mussidae, as well as from mixed communities of macroalgae and hard corals on rock platform and mixed encrusting communities on exposed rock platform, and a near vertical rocky drop off. Occurs in colonies. Has been reared in captivity.

Other names

In other languages

  • Striped dottyback

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