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Pseudochromis wilsoni

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Species of fish

Pseudochromis wilsoni
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Species: P. wilsoni
Binomial name
Pseudochromis wilsoni
(Whitley, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Leptochromis tapeinosoma wilsoni Whitley, 1929

Pseudochromis wilsoni, the yellowfin dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in Australia.

Description

This species reaches a standard length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in).

Entymology

The fish is named for Leonard Wilson of Darwin, Australia, who collected animals for the Australian Museum (Sydney), including fishes.

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2022). "Pseudochromis wilsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T170730460A170779790. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudochromis wilsoni". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. 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
Pseudochromis wilsoni


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