Výskyt
Západní Pacifik — ostrovy Osumi a Amami, Ryukyu, jižní Japonsko.
Typová lokalita
Shiomichi, Kikai-jima I., Amami Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 28°20'06"N, 130°00'35"E, depth 10 - 15 meters.
Původní popis
Fujiwara, K., Gill, A. C., Endo, H., Shibukawa, K. & Motomura, H. 2025. Taxonomic review of the dottyback genus Pseudoplesiops in Japanese waters, with descriptions of two new species (Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae). Ichthyological Research First online: [1-22].
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.