Pseudochromis
Genus of fishes
Pseudochromis is a genus of fish in the family Pseudochromidae found in Indian and Pacific Ocean .
Species
There are currently 71 recognized species in this genus:
Pseudochromis aldabraensis Bauchot-Boutin , 1958 (Orange dottyback)
Pseudochromis alticaudex A. C. Gill , 2004 (Spot-breast dottyback)
Pseudochromis ammeri A. C. Gill , G. R. Allen & Erdmann , 2012 (Raja Ampat dottyback) [ 1]
Pseudochromis andamanensis Lubbock , 1980 (Andaman dottyback)
Pseudochromis aureolineatus A. C. Gill , 2004 (Gold-lined dottyback)
Pseudochromis aurulentus A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall , 1998 (Yellow-lip dottyback)
Pseudochromis bitaeniatus (Fowler , 1931) (Double-striped dottyback)
Pseudochromis caudalis Boulenger , 1898 (Stripe-tailed dottyback)
Pseudochromis chrysospilus A. C. Gill & Zajonz , 2011 (Gold-spotted dottyback) [ 2]
Pseudochromis coccinicauda (Tickell , 1888) (Yellow-breasted dottyback)
Pseudochromis colei Herre , 1933 (False bandit dottyback) [ 1]
Pseudochromis cometes A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall , 1998 (Commet dottyback)
Pseudochromis cyanotaenia Bleeker , 1857 (Surge dottyback)
Pseudochromis dilectus Lubbock , 1976
Pseudochromis dixurus Lubbock , 1975 (Fork-tail dottyback)
Pseudochromis dutoiti J. L. B. Smith , 1955 (Dutoit's dottyback)
Pseudochromis eichleri A. C. Gill , G. R. Allen & Erdmann , 2012 (Eichler's dottyback) [ 1]
Pseudochromis elongatus Lubbock , 1980 (Elongate dottyback)
Pseudochromis erdmanni A. C. Gill & G. R. Allen , 2011 (Erdmann's dottyback) [ 3]
Pseudochromis flammicauda Lubbock & Goldman , 1976 (Fire-tail dottyback)
Pseudochromis flavivertex Rüppell , 1835 (Sunrise dottyback)
Pseudochromis flavopunctatus A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall , 1998 (Yellow-spotted dottyback)
Pseudochromis fowleri Herre , 1934 (Philippines dottyback)
Pseudochromis fridmani Klausewitz , 1968 (Orchid dottyback)
Pseudochromis fuligifinis A. C. Gill & J. T. Williams , 2011 (Soot-tail dottyback) [ 4]
Pseudochromis fuscus J. P. Müller & Troschel , 1849 (Brown dottyback)
Pseudochromis howsoni G. R. Allen , 1995 (Howson's dottyback)
Pseudochromis jace G. R. Allen , A. C. Gill & Erdmann , 2008 (Zippered dottyback)
Pseudochromis jamesi L. P. Schultz , 1943 (Spot-tailed dottyback)
Pseudochromis kolythrus A. C. Gill & R. Winterbottom , 1993
Pseudochromis kristinae A. C. Gill , 2004 (Lip-stick dottyback)
Pseudochromis leucorhynchus Lubbock , 1977 (White-nosed dottyback)
Pseudochromis linda J. E. Randall & Stanaland , 1989 (Yellow-tail dottyback)
Pseudochromis litus A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall , 1998 (Plain dottyback)
Pseudochromis lugubris A. C. Gill & G. R. Allen , 2004 (Mournful dottyback)
Pseudochromis luteus Aoyagi , 1943
Pseudochromis madagascariensis A. C. Gill , 2004 (Madagascan dottyback)
Pseudochromis magnificus Lubbock , 1977 (Magnificent dottyback)
Pseudochromis marshallensis L. P. Schultz , 1953 (Marshall Islands dottyback)
Pseudochromis matahari A. C. Gill , Erdmann & G. R. Allen , 2009 (Sun-burst dottyback)
Pseudochromis melanurus A. C. Gill , 2004 (Black-tail dottyback)
Pseudochromis melas Lubbock , 1977 (Dark dottyback)
Pseudochromis mooii A. C. Gill , 2004 (Mooi's dottyback)
Pseudochromis moorei Fowler , 1931 (Jaguar dottyback)
Pseudochromis natalensis Regan , 1916 (Natal dottyback)
Pseudochromis nigrovittatus Boulenger , 1897 (Black-stripe dottyback)
Pseudochromis oligochrysus A. C. Gill , G. R. Allen & Erdmann , 2012 (Gold-ring dottyback) [ 5]
Pseudochromis olivaceus Rüppell , 1835 (Olive dottyback)
Pseudochromis omanensis A. C. Gill & Mee , 1993
Pseudochromis persicus J. A. Murray , 1887 (Blue-spotted dottyback)
Pseudochromis perspicillatus Günther , 1862 (Southeast Asian black-stripe dottyback)
Pseudochromis pesi Lubbock , 1975 (Pale dottyback)
Pseudochromis pictus A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall , 1998 (Painted dottyback)
Pseudochromis punctatus Kotthaus , 1970 (Black-back dottyback)
Pseudochromis pylei J. E. Randall & McCosker , 1989 (Pyle's dottyback)
Pseudochromis quinquedentatus McCulloch , 1926 (Spiny dottyback)
Pseudochromis ransonneti Steindachner , 1870 (Karimunjawa dottyback)
Pseudochromis reticulatus A. C. Gill & Woodland , 1992 (Reticulate dottyback)
Pseudochromis rutilus A. C. Gill , G. R. Allen & Erdmann , 2012 (Red-gold dottyback) [ 5]
Pseudochromis sankeyi Lubbock , 1975 (Striped dottyback)
Pseudochromis socotraensis A. C. Gill & Zajonz , 2011 (Socotra dottyback) [ 2]
Pseudochromis springeri Lubbock , 1975 (Blue-striped dottyback)
Pseudochromis steenei A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall , 1992 (Lyre-tail dottyback)
Pseudochromis striatus A. C. Gill , K. T. Shao & J. P. Chen , 1995 (Striated dottyback)
Pseudochromis tapeinosoma Bleeker , 1853 (Black-margin dottyback)
Pseudochromis tauberae Lubbock , 1977 (Light-headed dottyback)
Pseudochromis tigrinus G. R. Allen & Erdmann , 2012 (Tiger dottyback) [ 6]
Pseudochromis tonozukai A. C. Gill & G. R. Allen , 2004 (Spot-stripe dottyback)
Pseudochromis viridis A. C. Gill & G. R. Allen , 1996 (Green dottyback)
Pseudochromis wilsoni (Whitley , 1929) (Yellow-fin dottyback)
Pseudochromis yamasakii A. C. Gill & Senou , 2016 (Dotty-belly dottyback) [ 7]
References
^ a b c Gill, A.C., Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M. (2012): Two new species of striped Pseudochromis from the Philippine Islands and Indonesia, with a redescription of P. colei (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3165: 25–38.
^ a b Gill, A.C. & Zajonz, U. (2011): Pseudochromine and pseudoplesiopine dottyback fishes from the Socotra Archipelago, Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species of Pseudochromis Rüppell (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3106: 1–23.
^ Gill, A.C. & Allen, G.R. (2011): Pseudochromis erdmanni , a new species of dottyback with medially placed palatine teeth from Indonesia (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 2924: 57–62.
^ Gill, A.C. & Williams, J.T. (2011): Description of two new species of Pseudochrominae from northern Palawan and Mindoro, Philippine Islands (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3140: 49–59.
^ a b Gill, A.C., Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M. (2012): Two new dottyback species of the genus Pseudochromis from southern Indonesia (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3161: 53–60.
^ Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. University of Hawai'i Press. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. 1292pp. ISBN 978-0-9872600-0-0 .
^ Gill, A.C. & Senou, H. (2016): Pseudochromis yamasakii , new species of dottyback fish from Japan (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae). Zootaxa, 4173 (3): 296–300.