Pseudochromis yamasakii
Pseudochromis yamasakii, the dottybelly dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the northwest Pacific Ocean around Japan, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae.[1] This species reaches a length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in). [2]
| Pseudochromis yamasakii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochromis |
| Species: | P. yamasakii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochromis yamasakii A.C. Gill & Senou, 2016 | |
Entymology
The fish is named for Kimihiro Yamasaki, who collected the holotype specimen and provided photographs of the new species.
References
- Gill, A.C. and H. Senou, 2016. Pseudochromis yamasakii, a new species of dottyback fish from Japan (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae). Zootaxa 4173(3):296-300.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pseudochromis yamasakii" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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