Pseudochromis moorei
Appearance
Pseudochromis moorei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Pseudochromidae |
Genus: | Pseudochromis |
Species: | P. moorei
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Binomial name | |
Pseudochromis moorei Fowler, 1931
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Pseudochromis moorei, the jaguar dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae, It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.[2]
Description
[edit]This species reaches a standard length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[3]
Entymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of John Percy Moore (1869-1965), of the University of Pennsylvania, who was assistant curator at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and a specialist in leeches and their biological control.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Pseudochromis moorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69583436A115466850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69583436A69583554.en. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Gill, A.C., 1999. Pseudochromidae. Dottybacks (eelblennies). p. 2557-2577. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. E. Niem. 1999. Species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. : iii-v; 2069-2790
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudochromis moorei". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 December 2022). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 2.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 March 2024.