| Pseudochromis moorei | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochromis |
| Species: | P. moorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochromis moorei Fowler, 1931 | |
Pseudochromis moorei, the jaguar dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae, It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Description
This species reaches a standard length of 12 cm (4.7 in).
Entymology
The fish is named in honor of John Percy Moore (1869-1965), of the University of Pennsylvania, who was assistant curator at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and a specialist in leeches and their biological control.
References
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2017) . "Pseudochromis moorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69583436A115466850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69583436A69583554.en. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- Gill, A.C., 1999. Pseudochromidae. Dottybacks (eelblennies). p. 2557-2577. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. E. Niem. 1999. Species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. : iii-v; 2069-2790
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudochromis moorei". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 December 2022). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 2.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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| Pseudochromis moorei | |
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