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Purple Dottyback - Pictichromis porphyrea

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  1. Fine...this time I admit this is a proper species name. Posted 4 years ago
    1. I guess :-D Posted 4 years ago
  2. Pretty as a picture, just amazing! Posted 4 years ago
    1. Yes, they are unbelievably cute! Posted 4 years ago

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''Pictichromis porphyrea'', the magenta dottyback, is a fish in the dottyback family from the western Pacific. It can be found from the Philippines to Samoa, extending north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to the Moluccas and Admiralty Islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 6 cm in length.

Similar species: Cichliformes
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Oct 5, 2020. Captured Nov 10, 2019 01:49 in Indonesia.
  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/160s
  • ISO250
  • 15.41mm