Pseudochromis flavivertex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Species:
P. flavivertex
Binomial name
Pseudochromis flavivertex
Rüppell, 1835

Pseudochromis flavivertex, the sunrise dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Indian Ocean which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae.[1] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.2 -7.5 cm in length as male, and 6.5 cm as a female.[2] It eats various benthic worms and crustaceans.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Pseudochromis flavivertex" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
  2. 1 2 Tristan Lougher (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84286-118-9.


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