Author: Allen, Gill & Erdmann, 2008
FBname: Cenderawasih dottyback
Comments: Common in the inner portion of the bay, observed at 16 of 27 inner bay sites during the 2006 survey. This species is replaced by <i>P. porphyrea</i> (Lubbock & Goldman, 1974) in the outer portion of the bay (e.g. vicinity of Biak) .  It  occurs on relatively silty, turbid reefs at depths
  between about 10 and 55 m, generally around rocky outcrops (Ref. 74963).