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Lyretail dottyback (Pseudochromis steenei)
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Lyretail dottyback (Pseudochromis steenei) specimen
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Pseudochromidae

Lyretail dottyback

Pseudochromis steenei

White streak behind male eye

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Lyretail dottyback is a marine fish of Western Central Pacific. The species occupies reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 12 cm.

Maximum length
12 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia and northern Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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