Pseudochromidae

Stripe-tailed dottyback

Pseudochromis caudalis

Fish Reaching Eleven Centimeters in the Indian Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• South Asia
• West Asia
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Pseudochromis caudalis, the stripe-tailed dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean from Sri Lanka and southern India to the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.