Pseudochromis socotraensis

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Pseudochromis socotraensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Species:
P. socotraensis
Binomial name
Pseudochromis socotraensis
A.C. Gill & Zajonz, 2011

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. [2]

Description

Pseudochromis socotraensis reaches a standard length of 3.5 cm (1.4 in). [3]

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References

  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Borsa, P., Carpenter, K.E., Jiddawi, N., Obota, C. & Yahya, S. (2018). "Pseudochromis socotraensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T47407633A117753634. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T47407633A117753634.en . Retrieved 9 March 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Gill, A.C. and U. Zajonz, 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. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pseudochromis socotraensis" in FishBase . February 2015 version.