Pseudochromis sankeyi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochromis |
| Species: | P. sankeyi
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| Pseudochromis sankeyi Lubbock, 1975
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Pseudochromis sankeyi, the striped dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Indian Ocean which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7 cm in length.[2] The specific name honours the British collector and wholesaler of marine fish Richard D. Sankey, who gave Roger Lubbock study specimens.[3]
References
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- ^ Allen, G.R. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Pseudochromis sankeyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154931A115253537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154931A4671000.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudochromis sankeyi". FishBase. December 2008 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (30 April 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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