Biology:Lubbockichthys myersi

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Lubbockichthys myersi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Lubbockichthys
Species:
L. myersi
Binomial name
Lubbockichthys myersi
A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004

Lubbockichthys myersi, the dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.[1]

Description

Lubbockichthys myersi is a small-sized fish which grows up to 3.9 cm (1.5 in).[2]

Distribution and habitat

Lubbockichthys myersi has only been found in Guam.[2]

Etymology

The dottyback was named in honor of Robert F. Myers, a coral-reef biologist and underwater photographer, who collected the type specimen.[3]

References

  1. Anthony C. Gill; Alasdair J. Edwards (2006). "Lubbockichthys myersi, a new species of dottyback fish from Guam (Pseudochromidae : Pseudoplesiopinae)". Zootaxa 1320: 43–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1320.1.4. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235980105. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Lubbockichthys myersi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. "Series OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/pseudochromidae/. 


Wikidata ☰ Q2783185 entry