PSEUDOCHROMIDAE Pseudoplesiops rosae, 1.9 cm SL (photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin) Pseudoplesiops rosae, 2.5 cm SL (from North Sulawesi; photo by Koichi Shibukawa) Pseudoplesiops rosae Schultz, 1943 Large-scaled Dottyback D I, 22-23; A I, 13-14; P1 16-18; P2 I, 4; LLp 1; LR 26-29; GR 2-4 + 7-9. Body elongated, body depth 3.5-3.9 in SL. Gill membranes not united posteriorly. All pelvic-fin soft rays unbranched. Posterior scales on body ctenoid. Color: body color variable, olive to brown, red, or yellow. Size: maximum length 3 cm SL. Distribution: distributed from Andaman Sea east to the Samoa Islands, and southern Japan south to northern Australia. Remarks: found in inshore reefs and in caves with rich invertebrate growth in walls at depths of less than 10 m.