| Lubbockichthys myersi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Lubbockichthys |
| Species: | L. myersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lubbockichthys myersi A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004 | |
Lubbockichthys myersi, the Guam Pencil Dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Description
Lubbockichthys myersi is a small-sized fish which grows up to 3.9 cm (1.5 in).
Distribution and habitat
Lubbockichthys myersi has only been found in Guam.
Etymology
The dottyback was named in honor of Robert F. Myers, a coral-reef biologist and underwater photographer, who collected the type specimen.
References
- Anthony C. Gill; Alasdair J. Edwards (2006). "Lubbockichthys myersi, a new species of dottyback fish from Guam (Pseudochromidae : Pseudoplesiopinae)". Zootaxa. 1320: 43–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1320.1.4.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lubbockichthys myersi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Series OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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