Pseudochromis howsoni
Appearance
Pseudochromis howsoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Pseudochromidae |
Genus: | Pseudochromis |
Species: | P. howsoni
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Binomial name | |
Pseudochromis howsoni G. R. Allen, 1995
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Pseudochromis howsoni, the Howson's dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around Australia.[1]
Description
[edit]Pseudochromis howsoni reaches a standard length of 6.0 cm (2.4 in).[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Craig Howson, the captain of the charter vessel True North.
References
[edit]- ^ Allen, G.R., 1997. The marine fishes of tropical Australia and south-east Asia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 292 p
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudochromis howsoni". FishBase. February 2015 version.