Orangetail Dottyback (species: Pseudochromis flammicauda) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pseudochromis flammicauda
Orangetail Dottyback


©Victor Huertas: Pseudochromis flammicauda on the NE coast of Lizard Island.

©Victor Huertas: Pseudochromis flammicauda on the NE coast of Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Pseudochromis flammicauda at North Point, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pseudochromidae
Genus Pseudochromis
Species Pseudochromis flammicauda

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 5.5 cm (length according to Allen et al, 2003)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Other references

  • Holbrook, S.J., R.J. Schmitt, V. Messmer, A.J. Brooks, M. Srinivasan, P.L. Munday and G.P. Jones (2015). Reef fishes in biodiversity hotspots are at greatest risk from loss of coral species, PLOS One, doi10.1371/journal.pone.0124054. LIRS catalog number 1915.
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