Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Familia: Pseudochromidae
Subfamiliae: Anisochrominae – Assiculinae – Assiculoidinae – Congrogadinae - Pseudochrominae - Pseudoplesiopinae
Name
Pseudochromidae Müller & Troschel, 1849
Type genus: Pseudochromis Rüppell, 1835
References
Primary references
Müller, J. & Troschel, F. H. 1849. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer Fische. Horae Ichthyologicae No. 3: 1–27 + additional p. 24, Pls. 1–5.Reference page.
Links
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version (02/2006). [1]
Vernacular names
čeština: Sapínovcovití
English: Dottybacks
The dottybacks are a family, Pseudochromidae, of fishes which were formerly classified in the order Perciformes, but this has been revised and the family is regarded as of uncertain affinities, or incertae sedis within the Ovalentaria, a clade within the Percomorpha. Around 152 species belong to this family.[2]
They are found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific, where most inhabit coral reefs. Many species are brightly coloured fish, often showing striking sexual dimorphism. They are generally small, mostly less than 10 cm (4 in) in length, and some less than 2 cm (0.8 in).[3] The largest by far, at up to 45 cm (1 ft 6 in), is Congrogadus subducens.[4][5] Dottybacks are distinguished from other families by the presence of three or less spines in the dorsal fin and an incomplete lateral line organ.[3]
Several of the brightly coloured members of the family are often seen in the marine aquarium trade, although some species are aggressively territorial.[6]
Genera
Family Pseudochromidae
Subfamily Anisochrominae
Anisochromis
Subfamily Congrogadinae - eel blennies
Blennodesmus
Congrogadus
Halidesmus
Halimuraena
Halimuraenoides
Haliophis
Natalichthys
Rusichthys
Subfamily Pseudochrominae
Assiculoides
Assiculus
Cypho
Labracinus
Manonichthys
Ogilbyina
Oxycercichthys
Pholidochromis
Pictichromis
Pseudochromis
Subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae
Amsichthys
Chlidichthys
Chlidichthys inornatus
Lubbockichthys
Pectinochromis
Pseudoplesiops
Timeline
References
Bailly N, ed. (2015). "Pseudochromidae Müller & Troschel, 1849". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
Johnson, G.D.; Gill, A.C. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Congrogadus subducens" in FishBase. November 2016 version.
Lieske, E., and Myers, R. (1999). Coral Reef Fishes. 2nd edition. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-00481-1
Goemans, B. (November 2008). Dottybacks—Choose Carefully! TFH Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Pseudochromidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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