Pseudochromis yamasakii
Appearance
Pseudochromis yamasakii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Pseudochromidae |
Genus: | Pseudochromis |
Species: | P. yamasakii
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Binomial name | |
Pseudochromis yamasakii |
Pseudochromis yamasakii, the dottybelly dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the northwest Pacific Ocean around Japan, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae.[1] This species reaches a length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in). [2]
Entymology
The fish is named for Kimihiro Yamasaki, who collected the holotype specimen and provided photographs of the new species.
References
- ^ Gill, A.C. and H. Senou, 2016. Pseudochromis yamasakii, a new species of dottyback fish from Japan (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae). Zootaxa 4173(3):296-300.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudochromis yamasakii". FishBase. February 2015 version.