Pseudochromis lugubris

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Pseudochromis lugubris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Species:
P. lugubris
Binomial name
Pseudochromis lugubris

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. [1]

Description

Pseudochromis lugubris reaches a standard length of 8.2 cm (3.2 in). [2]

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References

  1. Gill, A.C. and G.R. Allen, 2004. Pseudochromis lugubris and P. tonozukai, two new dottyback fish species from the Indo-Australian Archipelago (perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Zootaxa 604:1-12.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pseudochromis lugubris" in FishBase . February 2015 version.