Pseudochromis flavivertex
Species of fish
| Pseudochromis flavivertex | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochromis |
| Species: | P. flavivertex |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochromis flavivertex Rüppell, 1835 | |
Pseudochromis flavivertex, the sunrise dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Indian Ocean which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae.[1] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.2 -7.5 cm in length as male, and 6.5 cm as a female.[2] It eats various benthic worms and crustaceans.[2]
References
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- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Pseudochromis flavivertex" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- ^ a b Tristan Lougher (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84286-118-9.
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