Pseudochromis wilsoni

Pseudochromis wilsoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Pseudochromidae
Genus:	Pseudochromis
Species:	P. wilsoni
Binomial name
	Pseudochromis wilsoni; (Whitley, 1929)
Synonyms
	Leptochromis tapeinosoma wilsoni Whitley, 1929;

Pseudochromis wilsoni, the yellowfin dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from around Australia, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae.[1] This species reaches a length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in). [2]

Entymology

The fish is named for Leonard Wilson of Darwin, Australia, who collected animals for the Australian Museum (Sydney), including fishes.[3]

References

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pseudochromis wilsoni" 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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[1] Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pseudochromis wilsoni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.

[ETYFish-3] 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.