Pseudochromis pylei | |
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Conservation status | |
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Pseudochromidae |
Genus: | Pseudochromis |
Species: | P. pylei |
Binomial name | |
Pseudochromis pylei J. E. Randall & J. E. McCosker, 1989 |
Pseudochromis pylei, commonly known as Pyle's 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 length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in).
Etymology
The fish is named for Robert M. Pyle, a travel agent, for helping collect and photograph fishes, including an underwater photograph of this species.
References
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2017) . "Pseudochromis pylei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69583439A115466995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69583439A69583559.en. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudochromis pylei". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 2.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Pseudochromis pylei |
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