Biology:Lubbockichthys myersi
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of fish
| Lubbockichthys myersi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Lubbockichthys myersi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "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
 |  |
