Biology:Pseudochromis moorei
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| Pseudochromis moorei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochromis |
| Species: | P. moorei
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochromis moorei Fowler, 1931
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Pseudochromis moorei, the jaguar dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Central Pacific Ocean, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae.[1] This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in). [2]
Entymology
The fish is named in honor of John Percy Moore (1869-1965), of the University of Pennsylvania, wh was assistant curator at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and a specialist in leeches and their biological control.[3]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pseudochromis moorei" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichliformes9/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2281134 entry
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