Pseudochromis

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Pseudochromis
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Pseudochromis aldabraensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Rüppell, 1835
Type species
Pseudochromis olivaceus
Rüppell, 1835
Synonyms
  • BartschinaFowler, 1931
  • DevisinaFowler, 1931
  • Labristoma Swainson, 1839
  • Leptochromis Bleeker, 1875
  • Onar De Vis, 1885

Pseudochromis is a genus of fish in the family Pseudochromidae found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 71 recognized species in this genus:

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Pseudochromis kristinae, the lip-stick dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Indian Ocean: along East Africa, around the island of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in).

Pseudochromis madagascariensis, the Madagascan dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from Madagascar, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 5.2 cm (2.0 in).

Pseudochromis mooii, the Mooi's dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from Indonesia, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 4.9 cm (1.9 in).

Pseudochromis viridis, also known as the green dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around Christmas Island.

Pseudochromis lugubris, also known as the mournful dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean around New Guinea.

Pseudochromis tonozukai, the spot-stripe dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around Indonesia.

<i>Pseudochromis erdmanni</i> Species of fish

Pseudochromis erdmanni, also known as Erdmann's dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean around Indonesia.

<i>Pseudochromis ammeri</i> Species of fish

Pseudochromis ammeri, the Raja Ampat dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean around Indonesia.

Pseudochromis eichleri, also known as Eichler’s dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean around Indonesia.

Pseudochromis oligochrysus, the gold-ring dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean around Indonesia,

Pseudochromis rutilus the red-gold dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean around Indonesia.

Pseudochromis matahari the sunburst dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in Indonesia.

Pseudochromis socotraensis, the Socotra dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean around the Socotra Archipelago.

Pseudochromis chrysospilus, the gold-spotted dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean around the Socotra Archipelago.

Pseudochromis yamasakii, the dottybelly dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean around Japan.

Pseudochromis fuligifinis, the soot-tail dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Philippines.

Pseudochromis colei, the false bandit dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gill, A.C., Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M. (2012): Two new species of striped Pseudochromis from the Philippine Islands and Indonesia, with a redescription of P. colei (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3165: 25–38.
  2. 1 2 Gill, A.C. & Zajonz, U. (2011): Pseudochromine and pseudoplesiopine dottyback fishes from the Socotra Archipelago, Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species of Pseudochromis Rüppell (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3106: 1–23.
  3. ↑ Gill, A.C. & Allen, G.R. (2011): Pseudochromis erdmanni, a new species of dottyback with medially placed palatine teeth from Indonesia (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 2924: 57–62.
  4. ↑ Gill, A.C. & Williams, J.T. (2011): Description of two new species of Pseudochrominae from northern Palawan and Mindoro, Philippine Islands (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3140: 49–59.
  5. 1 2 Gill, A.C., Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M. (2012): Two new dottyback species of the genus Pseudochromis from southern Indonesia (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3161: 53–60.
  6. ↑ Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. University of Hawai'i Press. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. 1292pp. ISBN   978-0-9872600-0-0.
  7. ↑ Gill, A.C. & Senou, H. (2016): Pseudochromis yamasakii, new species of dottyback fish from Japan (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae). Zootaxa, 4173 (3): 296–300.
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