Peach fairy basslet

Peach fairy basslet

 

Scientific name : Pseudanthias dispar

 

Family : Serranidae
Size : Up to 10 cm
Distribution : Indo-Pacific

 

Biology : They’re planktivorous animals. They constantly feed on tiny crustaceans, eggs, and different larvae that they catch in the open water.
They can be found by walls and reef slopes exposed to currents. They change sex during their lives (Sequential hermaphroditism). They are born female and then become male over the course of their lives.

 

IUCN status : Least concern