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Lubbockichthys tanakai

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Lubbockichthys tanakai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Lubbockichthys
Species:
L. tanakai
Binomial name
Lubbockichthys tanakai
A.C.Gill & Senou, 2002

Lubbockichthys tanakai is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.

Description

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Lubbockichthys tanakai is a small-sized fish which grows up to 5.3 cm (2.1 in).[1]

Distribution and habitat

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Lubbockichthys tanakai is found throughout the Northwest Pacific. From the Ryukyu Islands throughout Japan, into the Philippines and Indonesia.[1]

Etymology

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The Dottyback was named in honor of Hiroyuki Tanaka, who provided color slides and a paratype of the species. As an aquarist, he was first to point out this species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lubbockichthys tanakai". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Series OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  • Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2003. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003.