Sealife guideThe royal dottybackPictichromis paccagnellorum

Last updated on 02/10/2025 at 09:06 PM
Taxonomy
English names Royal dottyback
French namesVanille fraise
Scientific namePictichromis paccagnellorum (Axelrod, 1973)
FamilyPseudochromidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Description
The royal dottyback is a very small marine fish that measures a maximum of 2.75 inches in length. The royal dottyback is a bicolored fish with a purple-violet front part and a yellow rear part of its body.
The royal dottyback (Pictichromis paccagnellorum)
The royal dottyback (Pictichromis paccagnellorum) © Rickard Zerpe sous licence Creative Commons
Geographic range
The royal dottyback is found in the western Pacific Ocean, particularly in Indonesia, including the islands of Java and Sulawesi, and as far as the archipelagos of Vanuatu and Palau in Micronesia.
Habitat
The royal dottyback is a solitary and territorial fish that rarely ventures into open water outside of its shelter, which it has found within coral reefs.
Diet
The royal dottyback primarily feeds on plankton and small crustaceans.
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