Lubbockichthys myersi
Lubbockichthys myersi, the dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.[1]
| Lubbockichthys myersi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Lubbockichthys |
| Species: | L. myersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lubbockichthys myersi A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004 | |
Description
Lubbockichthys myersi is a small-sized fish which grows up to 3.9 cm (1.5 in).[2]
Etymology
The dottyback was named in honor of Robert F. Myers, a coral-reef biologist and underwater photographer, who collected the type specimen.[3]
References
- Anthony C. Gill; Alasdair J. Edwards (2006). "Lubbockichthys myersi, a new species of dottyback fish from Guam (Pseudochromidae : Pseudoplesiopinae)". Zootaxa. 1320: 43–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1320.1.4.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Lubbockichthys myersi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Series OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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