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The Orange Ribbondart (Pseudociclostoma dorsalocaudata) is a species of Flocculine Sogerid Ichthyomorph natively from the tropical and subtropical reefs and coasts of Neygambe and Irobi.

Due to its large native range, the Orange Ribbondart is often found living alongside several other species of Ribbondarts, sharing or competing over resources.

The diminutive size of the taxon also makes them ideal to fit in small spaces and in the under-reef, where they'll find refuge from threats.

Orange Ribbondarts live in schools of 30-50 specimens, with uncommon exceptions inside their native range.

They feed exclusively on soft bodies Osteophytes they'll forage through the use of their four pairs of dermocranial teeth and the Endocranial crushing teeth-plates.

The peculiar shape of Ribbondarts is a derived condition from their Collaptodontoid ancestry, with their dorsal and Anal II fins connecting into a Eucaudal veil, used by them to move around through a quick wave motion of the latter.

The pectoral fins also moved to a dorsal position as the body laterally compressed into the blade-like shape it has today.

By closing the proximal ends of the eucaudal veil, they can change its overall shape to be more hydrodynamic and, using quick movements of the body, they can achieve better speed and manoeuvrability.

Being one of the most populous among the Ribbondarts, P. dorsalocaudata lists among the top 5 most common aquarium Ichthyomorphs in the world.

Thanks to their popularity and ease of reproduction in captive environments, the species today have found their way in the Tropics and Subtropics of the northern hemisphere as well, with some breeding populations being recently discovered in the Gulf Sea, where they enter in competition with Sea Feathers, Chichis and even some of the smaller Sukālis.

A Neotenic population has recently developed in their allochthonous range, where the fusion of the dorsal and Anal II fin never occurs as the animal reaches its adult stage.

Although distinct no formal classification yet exists to possibly reclassify the two as separate, thus remaining both in P. dorsalocaudata for the time being.

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Description
The Orange Ribbondart (Pseudociclostoma dorsalocaudata) is a species of Flocculine Sogerid Ichthyomorph natively from the tropical and subtropical reefs and coasts of Neygambe and Irobi.

Due to its large native range, the Orange Ribbondart is often found living alongside several other species of Ribbondarts, sharing or competing over resources.

The diminutive size of the taxon also makes them ideal to fit in small spaces and in the under-reef, where they'll find refuge from threats.

Orange Ribbondarts live in schools of 30-50 specimens, with uncommon exceptions inside their native range.

They feed exclusively on soft bodies Osteophytes they'll forage through the use of their four pairs of dermocranial teeth and the Endocranial crushing teeth-plates.

The peculiar shape of Ribbondarts is a derived condition from their Collaptodontoid ancestry, with their dorsal and Anal II fins connecting into a Eucaudal veil, used by them to move around through a quick wave motion of the latter.

The pectoral fins also moved to a dorsal position as the body laterally compressed into the blade-like shape it has today.

By closing the proximal ends of the eucaudal veil, they can change its overall shape to be more hydrodynamic and, using quick movements of the body, they can achieve better speed and manoeuvrability.

Being one of the most populous among the Ribbondarts, P. dorsalocaudata lists among the top 5 most common aquarium Ichthyomorphs in the world.

Thanks to their popularity and ease of reproduction in captive environments, the species today have found their way in the Tropics and Subtropics of the northern hemisphere as well, with some breeding populations being recently discovered in the Gulf Sea, where they enter in competition with Sea Feathers, Chichis and even some of the smaller Sukālis.

A Neotenic population has recently developed in their allochthonous range, where the fusion of the dorsal and Anal II fin never occurs as the animal reaches its adult stage.

Although distinct no formal classification yet exists to possibly reclassify the two as separate, thus remaining both in P. dorsalocaudata for the time being.

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