Biology:Pseudochromis yamasakii

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Pseudochromis yamasakii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Species:
P. yamasakii
Binomial name
Pseudochromis yamasakii
A.C. Gill & Senou, 2016

Pseudochromis yamasakii, the dottybelly dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the northwest Pacific Ocean around Japan , which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae.[1] This species reaches a length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in). [2]

Entymology

The fish is named for Kimihiro Yamasaki, who collected the holotype specimen and provided photographs of the new species.

References

  1. Gill, A.C. and H. Senou, 2016. Pseudochromis yamasakii, a new species of dottyback fish from Japan (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae). Zootaxa 4173(3):296-300.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pseudochromis yamasakii" in FishBase. February 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q65165056 entry