Pseudochromis coccinicauda

Pseudochromis coccinicauda, the yellow-breasted dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish, in the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, in the seas around the Maldives, the Andaman Islands and Indonesia. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 3.9 cm (1.5 in) in length.[1]

Pseudochromis coccinicauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Species:
P. coccinicauda
Binomial name
Pseudochromis coccinicauda
(Tickell, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Malacocanthus coccinicauda Tickell, 1888

See also

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Pseudochromis coccinicauda" in FishBase. December 2008 version.


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