Scientific Name	Pseudochromis marshallensis   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	Schultz, 1953	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	馬歇爾島擬雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	擬雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F342　Pseudochromidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	馬歇爾島擬雀鯛
Max Length	8 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	准雀鯛、紅獅公、紅貓仔
Distribution in World	Middle West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Lagoon coral head off Rongelap I., Rongelap Atoll, w. Pacific
Synonyms	Pseudochromis aurea marshallensis, Pseudochromis marchallensis
Reference	Fishbase(2006)；Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Schultz, L.P. etc. 1953 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057120. ASIZP0060580. NMMBP02499. USNM00290561. USNM00290564. USNM00290602. USNM00290688. USNM00290948.
Common Name	Orange-spotted dottyback; Yellowspeckled dottyback; Marshall Is. dottyback
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, deepest at orgin of dorsal fin. Dorsal fin with III relatively stout spines and 24 to 26 rays; anal fin with III stout spines and 13 or 14 rays; caudal fin truncate. Lateral line disjunct, consisting of an anterodorsal series of 24 to 32 tubed scales, and a peduncular series of 6 to 15 tubed scales. Body dark purple with white spot on each scale when alive; fins yellow except pectoral fin when alive.
habitats	Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific from Taiwan and Philippines to Vanuatu, south to northwestern Australia and New Caledonia; eastern Caroline and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. It is found in northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.