Magenta dottyback - Pictichromis porphyrea

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Christine Young

Lion

Purple! Posted 5 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  mmh..did we see this color before (scratches on my head...) ?? :-D Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I commented at some point on one of your photos that I was wondering if there were many purple things in the ocean. You replied that you would be posting more purple critters... I don't remember the exact context though. Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Patomarazul
      
      Lion
      
      It was here;
      
      I guess it was just about the color :-) Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Oh, you found it! I couldn't remember what it was ;P. Posted 5 years ago

The Purple Dottyback

''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.

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Similar species: Cichliformes

Species identified by Patomarazul

By Patomarazul

Uploaded Jul 18, 2020. Captured Nov 4, 2019 08:45 in Sawai Itepo, Central Weda, Central Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia.

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TG-5
f/6.3
1/200s
ISO200
18mm

Captured in the fall. More fall photos.