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Pseudochromis fuligifinis Gill & Williams, 2011

Soot-tail Dottyback
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Philippines country information

Common names: Soot-tail Dottyback
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Apo Reef, Mindoro Province (Ref. 90102).
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Main Ref: Gill, A.C. and J.T. Williams, 2011
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pseudochromis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  fuligifinis: The specific epithet fuligifinis is a combination of the Latin fuligo, meaning soot, and the Latin finis, meaning end. It refers to the sooty appearance of the distal ends of the caudal-fin rays. To be considered a noun in apposition (Ref. 88961).
  More on authors: Gill & Williams.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 33 m (Ref. 88961).   Tropical; 14°N - 12°N, 120°E - 122°E

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