Pseudochromis pylei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Species:
P. pylei
Binomial name
Pseudochromis pylei

Pseudochromis pylei, Pyle's dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the western central Pacific Ocean, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae.[1] This species reaches a length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in).[2]

Entymology

The fish is named for Robert M. Pyle, who described two new species in 1989 with J. E. Randall, Cirrhilabrus scottorum and Rabaulichthys stigmaticus.

References

  1. Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pseudochromis pylei" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


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