Pseudochromis moorei
Pseudochromis moorei, the jaguar dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Central Pacific Ocean, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae.[1] This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in). [2]
| Pseudochromis moorei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochromis |
| Species: | P. moorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochromis moorei Fowler, 1931 | |
Entymology
The fish is named in honor of John Percy Moore (1869-1965), of the University of Pennsylvania, wh was assistant curator at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and a specialist in leeches and their biological control.[3]
References
- Gill, A.C., 1999. Pseudochromidae. Dottybacks (eelblennies). p. 2557-2577. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. E. Niem. 1999. Species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. : iii-v; 2069-2790
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pseudochromis moorei" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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