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Lubbockichthys tanakai

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Species of fish

Lubbockichthys tanakai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Lubbockichthys
Species: L. tanakai
Binomial name
Lubbockichthys tanakai
A.C.Gill & Senou, 2002

Lubbockichthys tanakai is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.

Description

Lubbockichthys tanakai is a small-sized fish which grows up to 5.3 cm (2.1 in).

Distribution and habitat

Lubbockichthys tanakai is found throughout the Northwest Pacific. From the Ryukyu Islands throughout Japan, into the Philippines and Indonesia.

Etymology

The Dottyback was named in honor of Hiroyuki Tanaka, who provided color slides and a paratype of the species. As an aquarist, he was first to point out this species.

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lubbockichthys tanakai". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. 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.
  • Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2003. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003.
Taxon identifiers
Lubbockichthys tanakai


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