Pseudochromis moorei

Pseudochromis moorei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pseudochromidae
Genus:	Pseudochromis
Species:	P. moorei
Binomial name
Pseudochromis moorei Fowler, 1931

Pseudochromis moorei, the jaguar dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae, It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean. ^[2]

Description

This species reaches a standard length of 12 cm (4.7 in). ^[3]

Entymology

The fish is named in honor of John Percy Moore (1869-1965), of the University of Pennsylvania, who was assistant curator at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and a specialist in leeches and their biological control. ^[4]

References

1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Pseudochromis moorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T69583436A115466850. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69583436A69583554.en . Retrieved 6 March 2024.
2. Gill, A.C., 1999. Pseudochromidae. Dottybacks (eelblennies). p. 2557-2577. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. E. Niem. 1999. Species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. : iii-v; 2069-2790
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudochromis moorei". FishBase . February 2015 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 December 2022). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 2.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 March 2024.