Overview
Family : Dottybacks ; Found in caves or around silt-covered rocks.
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Forktail Dottyback
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
叉尾擬雀鯛
Description
Family Pseudochromidae
Distribution: Indo-Pacific . Marine , rarely brackish . One spine on pelvic fin. Pelvic fin insertion below or before pectoral fin base . Lateral line variable (interrupted or continuous in some). Attains about 50 cm maximum length in Congrogadinae; mostly below 11 cm. Small, often brilliantly colored elongate fishes . Most species remain near crevices or among rubble . They feed on small invertebrates and fishes. The male guards a ball of eggs deposited by the female. Some species are mouthbrooders.The family Pseudochromidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 16 genera and 98 species. It may be found in Marine and Brackish environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are mixed. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish without identificaction, perhaps a fish similar to perch; cited by Plinius
Habitat
Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
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- Suborder:
Percoidei
()
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- Family:
Pseudochromidae
()
- Dottybacks
- Subfamily:
Pseudochrominae
()
- Genus:
Pseudochromis
()
- Specific name:
dixurus
- Lubbock, 1975
- Scientific name: - Pseudochromis dixurus Lubbock, 1975
- Specific name:
dixurus
- Lubbock, 1975
- Genus:
Pseudochromis
(
- Subfamily:
Pseudochrominae
(
- Family:
Pseudochromidae
(
- Suborder:
Percoidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: April 04, 1998.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Pseudochromis
There are approximately 83 species in this genus:
P. adustus · P. aldabraensis (Arabian Bluestriped Dottyback) · P. aldabrensis · P. alticaudex · P. andamanensis (Andaman Dottyback) · P. andamensis · P. aurea marshallensis · P. aureolineatus · P. aurifrons (Yellow-Top Dottyback) · P. aurulentus · P. bitaeniata · P. bitaeniatus (Double-Stripe Dottyback) · P. caudalis (Bandtail Dottyback) · P. coccinicauda · P. colei · P. cometes · P. cyanotaenia (Blue-Barred Dottyback) · P. cyclophthalmus · P. cyprinocirrhites polyactis · P. diadema (Diadem Dottyback) · P. dialectus · P. dilectus · P. dixurus (Forktail Dottyback) · P. dutoiti (Dutoiti) · P. elongatus (Floppy-Tail Dottyback) · P. ephippiatus · P. flammicauda (Firetail Dottyback) · P. flavivertex (Sunrise Dottyback) · P. flavopunctatus · P. fowleri · P. fridmani (Orchid Dottyback) · P. fuscus (Brown Dottyback) · P. howsoni (Howson's Dottyback) · P. jamesi (Spot-Tailed Dottyback) · P. kikaii · P. kolythrus · P. kristinae · P. leucorhynchus · P. linda (Yellowtail Dottyback) · P. litus · P. lugubris · P. luteus · P. madagascariensis · P. magnificus · P. marginatus · P. marshallensis (Orange-Spotted Dottyback) · P. mccullochi perpulcher · P. melanotus · P. melas (Bicoloured Dottyback) · P. moorei (Lyretail Dottyback) · P. natalensis (Natal Dottyback) · P. nigrovittatus (Blackstripe Dottyback) · P. olivaceous · P. olivaceus (Olive Dottyback) · P. omanensis · P. paccagnellae (Royal Dotty Back) · P. paccagnelli · P. paranox (Midnight Dottyback) · P. persicus (Bluespotted Dottyback) · P. perspicilatus · P. perspicillatus (Black-Stripe Dottyback) · P. pesi (Pale Dottyback) · P. pictus · P. polycanthus · P. polynemus (Long-Finned Dottyback) · P. porphyreus (Magenta Dottyback) · P. pseudochromis · P. punctatus · P. pylei (Pyle's Dottyback) · P. quinquedentatus (Spiny Dottyback) · P. ransonneti (Karimunjawa Dottyback) · P. reticulatus · P. sankeyi (Striped Dottyback) · P. splendens (Splendid Dottyback) · P. springeri (Blue-Striped Dottyback) · P. steenei (Lyretail Dottyback) · P. striatus · P. tapeinosoma (Black-Banded Dottyback) · P. tauberae (Lightheaded Dottyback) · P. tonozukai · P. viridis (Green Dottyback) · P. wilsoni (Yellowfin Dottyback) · P. xanthochir
Bibliography
- Eschmeyer, W.N., Editor (1998). Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p.
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
- FishBase
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Heemstra, Phillip C. (from FishBase).
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2500202
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-55431
- Fishbase Species ID: 24442
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 131357
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 645970
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 122186
