Hidden basslet (Pseudoplesiops typus) fish species and information / pictures of Hidden basslet - Pseudoplesiops typus

Hidden basslet (Pseudoplesiops typus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pseudoplesiops typus

Common Name
Hidden basslet

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-26; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16. Variable from pale yellow to red (Ref. 48635).

Classification

Classified By
Bleeker, 1858
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Dottybacks (Pseudochromidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Central Pacific
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Borneo to the Solomon Islands, north to the Philippines, south to northwestern Australia and Queensland; Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
Range
19°N - 28°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
24 °C
Water Temperature To
26 °C
Depth From - meters
15 m
Depth To - meters
65 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 65 m (Ref. 27115), usually 15 - 65 m (Ref. 27115)
Trophic Level
3.4 s.e. 0.48 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
4.6 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated