Pseudochromis tapeinosoma

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Pseudochromis tapeinosoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Species:
P. tapeinosoma
Binomial name
Pseudochromis tapeinosoma
Bleeker, 1853

Pseudochromis tapeinosoma, the blackmargin dottyback or horseshoe-tailed dottyback, [1] is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the north-western Indo-Pacific Ocean around Australia. [2]

Description

This species reaches a standard length of 7.4 cm (2.9 in). [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Pseudochromis tapeinosoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T69583442A115467156. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69583442A69583564.en . Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudochromis tapeinosoma". FishBase . February 2015 version.