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Pseudochromis ransonneti

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Pseudochromis ransonneti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Species:
P. ransonneti
Binomial name
Pseudochromis ransonneti

Pseudochromis ransonneti, the Karimunjawa dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Description

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This species reaches a standard length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in). [2]

Entymology

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The fish is named for in honor of Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez (1838-1926), an Austrian diplomat, painter, lithographer, biologist and explorer, who sent a collection of fishes from Singapore, including the type specimen of this one.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gill, A.C., 1999. Pseudochromidae. Dottybacks (eelblennies). p. 2557-2577. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. E. Niem. 1999. Species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. : iii-v; 2069-2790.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudochromis ransonneti". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 January 2023.