Pale pink fish with a red patch on the cheek, and faint orange spots.

Red-cheeked fairy basslet

Pseudanthias huchtii
Where at Shedd?
Wild Reef
Diet Zooplankton
Size Length: Up to 5 inches (12 cm)
Type Fishes
Range Coral outcrops around outer reef slopes in the West-Central Pacific Ocean
Habitat Found in small groups of alone in coral reef slopes

Did you know?

  1. These fish form groups of one dominant male and several females called harems.
  2. Just like their close relatives - groupers- they start their lives as females and will become males as the need arises.

IUCN Red List Conservation Status