Biology:Labracinus cyclophthalmus

Short description: Species of fish

Labracinus cyclophthalmus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Pseudochromidae
Subfamily:	Pseudochrominae
Genus:	Labracinus
Species:	L. cyclophthalmus
Binomial name
Labracinus cyclophthalmus (J.P. Müller & Troschel, 1849)
Synonyms
Cichlops cyclophthalmus J.P. Müller & Troschel, 1849 Dampieria cyclophthalma J.P. Müller & Troschel, 1849 Dampieria cyclophthalmus J.P. Müller & Troschel, 1849 Julis horsfieldii Valenciennes, 1839 Halichoeres horsfieldi (Valenciennes, 1839) Cichlops melanotaenia Bleeker, 1853 Dampieria melanotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) Labracinus melanotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) Cichlops spilopterus Bleeker, 1853 Dampieria spiloptera (Bleeker, 1853) Cichlops hellmuthii Bleeker, 1854 Cichlops trispilos Bleeker, 1855 Cichlops japonicus T.N. Gill, 1859 Dampieria melanostigma Fowler, 1931 Dampieria ocellifera Fowler, 1946

Labracinus cyclophthalmus, the fire-tail devil or fire-tailed dottyback, is a species of ray finned fish from the family Pseudochromidae which occurs in the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) in length.

External links

• Photos of Labracinus cyclophthalmus on Sealife Collection

Wikidata ☰ Q2279203 entry