| Pictichromis porphyrea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Pictichromis |
| Species: | P. porphyrea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pictichromis porphyrea (Lubbock & Goldman, 1974) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudochromis porphyreus Lubbock & Goldman, 1974 | |
Pictichromis porphyrea, the magenta dottyback, is a fish in the dottyback family from the western Pacific. It can be found from the Philippines to Samoa, extending north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to the Moluccas and Admiralty Islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 6 cm (2.4 in) in length.[2]
References
- ↑ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Pictichromis porphyrea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69583400A115465117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69583400A69583514.en. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Pictichromis porphyreus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
External links
- Photos of Pictichromis porphyrea on Sealife Collection
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