Pseudochromis ransonneti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Pseudochromidae |
Genus: | Pseudochromis |
Species: | P. ransonneti |
Binomial name | |
Pseudochromis ransonneti Steindachner, 1870 |
Pseudochromis ransonneti, the Karimunjawa dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
Description
This species reaches a standard length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in).
Entymology
The fish is named for in honor of Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez (1838-1926), an Austrian diplomat, painter, lithographer, biologist and explorer, who sent a collection of fishes from Singapore, including the type specimen of this one.
References
- 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 ransonneti". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Pseudochromis ransonneti |
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