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Etymology: Pleurosicya: Greek, pleura = side, ribe + Greek, sikya, -as = cucumber (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Larson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 30 m (Ref. 90102), usually 3 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Sodwana Bay, South Africa to the Gambier Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11228)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Characterized by mainly semi-transparent body color with fine dark speckling; side of snout with brown stripe; brown smudge on upper opercle; predorsal midline with brown stripe; longitudinal scale series 23-31; scaled head and neck; restricted gill opening to pectoral fin base; depth of body at anus 4.5-6.7 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on Acropora coral. Usually in 3-15 m, but occasionally to 30 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Heemstra, P.C., 1995. Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v-xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 11228)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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