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Cypho

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Cypho
Cypho purpurascens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Cypho
Myers, 1940
Type species
Nesiotes purpurascens
De Vis, 1884[1]

Cypho is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the subfamily Pseudochrominae, which is one of four subfamilies in the dottyback family Pseudochromidae. They are found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean as far east as Tonga.

Species

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There are two species in the genus:

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cypho". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 October 2018.