Pseudochromis caudalis Boulenger 1898

Description: Characterized by overall brown color; upper part of gill cover with blue spot; each scale of upper half of body with blue spots, forming longitudinal rows; blue spots extending to dorsal fin; presence of broad black submarginal stripe near upper and lower edge of caudal fin; anterior lateral line scales 36-44; predorsal scales 18-25; depth of body 24.7-28.1 % of SL (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 29; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 17 - 19

Found on rocky substrata. Sometimes found in tidepools (Ref 90102).

Pseudochromis caudalis, the stripe-tailed dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Indian Ocean from Sri Lanka and southern India to the waters of the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz., which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in).