Cypho purpurascens
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Cypho |
| Species: | C. purpurascens
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| Cypho purpurascens (De Vis, 1884)
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Cypho purpurascens. the oblique-lined dottyback or the lavender dottyback is a species of ray finned fish from the family Pseudochromidae which occurs in the western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) in length.[2] These fish live in pairs, or are solitary, in or in the vicinity of crevices in the reef and holes located in tidal pools, lagoons and on the reef slopes.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cypho purpurascens". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Tristan Lougher (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 1842861182.
- ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Cypho purpurascens". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 20 Oct 2018.
External links
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