Pictichromis

Pictichromis is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the subfamily Pseudochrominae, which is one of four subfamilies in the dottyback family Pseudochromidae. They occur in the western and central Pacific Ocean.

Pictichromis
Magenta dottyback Pictichromis porphyrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Pictichromis
A.C. Gill, 2004[1]
Type species
Pseudochromis porphyreus
Lubbock & Goldman, 1974[2]

Species

There are eight species in the genus:[3]

  • Pictichromis aurifrons (Lubbock, 1980) (Gold-browed dottyback)
  • Pictichromis caitlinae Allen, A.C. Gill & Erdmann, 2008 (Cenderawasih dottyback)
  • Pictichromis coralensis A.C. Gill, 2004 (Bicoloured dottyback)
  • Pictichromis diadema (Lubbock & Randall, 1978) (Diadem dottyback)
  • Pictichromis dinar Randall & Schultz, 2009 (Dottyback)
  • Pictichromis ephippiata (A.C. Gill, Pyle & Earle, 1996) (Saddled dottyback)
  • Pictichromis paccagnellae (Axelrod, 1973) (Royal dottyback)
  • Pictichromis porphyrea (Lubbock & Goldman, 1974) (Magenta dottyback)
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References
  1. Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Pictichromis Gill, 2004". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Pictichromis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Pictichromis in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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