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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.