Biology:Sailfin dottyback
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudochrominae |
| Genus: | Oxycercichthys Gill, 2004[2] |
| Species: | O. veliferus
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| Oxycercichthys veliferus (Lubbock, 1980)[1]
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The sailfin dottyback (Oxycercichthys veliferus), also known as the longtail dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks from the Western Central Pacific where it is found on the Great Barrier Reef and other coral reefs in the Coral Sea,[3] where it is occurs inshore near rock and coral formations where there are sandy bottoms. This fish occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) in length.[4] It is pale greyish to yellowish in colour and has bluish upperparts, a bluish dorsal fin which fades to yellow posteriorly and it has a dark blue spot at the anterior end of the dorsal fin.[3]
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Pseudochromis veliferus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=9128.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Oxycercichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=10804.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bray, D.J. (2018). "Oxycercichthys veliferus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1881. Retrieved 21 Oct 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Ogilbyina novaehollandiae" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
External links
- Photos of Sailfin dottyback on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q5593025 entry
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