Scientific Name
Pseudochromis madagascariensis
Common Name
Madagascan dottyback
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 3;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 26-27;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 16 - 17;
Vertebrae: 26. This species distinguished by the following characters: 26-27 segmented dorsal-fin rays; 16-17 segmented anal fin rays; 41-45 scales in lateral series; 32-36 anterior lateral line scales; 20-21 circumpeduncular scales; 32-34 total caudal-fin rays; opercle with a distinct dark spot anteriorly, no dark spot on opercular flap (Ref. 81967).