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Surge dottyback

Pseudochromis cyanotaenia Bleeker, 1857

Status not recordedbony fish

The surge dottyback (Pseudochromis cyanotaenia) is a species in the family Pseudochromidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the surge dottyback

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the surge dottyback live?

Not recorded

Is the surge dottyback endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the surge dottyback classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPseudochromidae
  6. genusPseudochromis
  7. SpeciesPseudochromis cyanotaenia Bleeker, 1857

Synonyms Pseudochromis kikaii

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Blue-barred dottybackEnglish
  • Bluebarred dottybackEnglish
  • Yellowhead dottybackEnglish
  • sapínovec příbojovýCzech
  • キカイニセスズメJapanese
  • Pseudodonzela-azul-e-amareloPortuguese
  • Голубополосый ложнохромисRussian
  • 准雀鯛Chinese
  • リュウキュウニセスズメJapanese
  • 紅獅公Chinese
  • 紅貓仔Chinese
  • 蓝带拟雀鲷Chinese
  • 藍帶擬雀鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the surge dottyback

Other species in the same genus Pseudochromis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the surge dottyback?

The surge dottyback (Pseudochromis cyanotaenia) belongs to the family Pseudochromidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Surge dottyback (Pseudochromis cyanotaenia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/surge-dottyback

MLA

“Surge dottyback (Pseudochromis cyanotaenia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/surge-dottyback.

BibTeX
@misc{surge_dottyback_2026,
  title = {Surge dottyback (Pseudochromis cyanotaenia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/surge-dottyback},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}