| Cypho purpurascens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Cypho |
| Species: | C. purpurascens |
| Binomial name | |
| Cypho purpurascens (De Vis, 1884) | |
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Cypho purpurascens. the oblique-lined dottyback or the lavender dottyback is a species of ray finned fish from the family Pseudochromidae which occurs in the western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) in length. These fish live in pairs, or are solitary, in or in the vicinity of crevices in the reef and holes located in tidal pools, lagoons and on the reef slopes.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cypho purpurascens". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- Tristan Lougher (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 1842861182.
- Dianne J. Bray. "Cypho purpurascens". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 20 Oct 2018.
External links
- Photos of Cypho purpurascens on Sealife Collection
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