Pseudochromis

Life-forms

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
Subfamilia: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Species (71): P. aldabraensis – P. alticaudex – P. ammeri – P. andamanensis – P. aureolineatus – P. aurulentus – P. bitaeniatus – P. caudalis – P. chrysospilus – P. coccinicauda – P. colei – P. cometes – P. cyanotaenia – P. dilectus – P. dixurus – P. dutoiti – P. eichleri – P. elongatus – P. erdmanni – P. flammicauda – P. flavivertex – P. flavopunctatus – P. fowleri – P. fridmani – P. fuligifinis – P. fuscus – P. howsoni – P. jace – P. jamesi – P. kolythrus – P. kristinae – P. leucorhynchus – P. linda – P. litus – P. lugubris – P. luteus – P. madagascariensis – P. magnificus – P. marshallensis – P. matahari – P. melanurus – P. melas – P. mooii – P. moorei – P. natalensis – P. punctatus – P. nigrovittatus – P. oligochrysus – P. olivaceus – P. omanensis – P. persicus – P. perspicillatus – P. pesi – P. pictus – P. punctatus – P. pylei – P. quinquedentatus – P. ransonneti – P. reticulatus – P. sankeyi – P. socotraensis – P. springeri – P. steenei – P. stellatus – P. striatus – P. tapeinosoma – P. tauberae – P. tigrinus – P. tonozukai – P. viridis – P. yamasakii – P. wilsoni
Name

Pseudochromis Rüppell, 1835: 8

Type species: Pseudochromis olivaceus Rüppell, 1835. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker, 1875: 2

References

Rüppell, W.P.E.S. 1835-38: Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt-am-Main. 1-148, Pls. 1-33.

Gill, A.C.; Allen, G.R. 2011: Pseudochromis erdmanni, a new species of dottyback with medially placed palatine teeth from Indonesia (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 2924: 57–62. Preview PDF
Gill, A.C.; Allen, G.R.; Erdmann, M. 2012: Two new species of striped Pseudochromis from the Philippine Islands and Indonesia, with a redescription of P. colei (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3165: 25–38. Preview PDF
Gill, A.C., Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2017. Pseudochromis stellatus, a new species of dottyback from Indonesia (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa 4338(2): 333–340. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.7. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Gill, A.C. & Senou, H. 2016. Pseudochromis yamasakii, new species of dottyback fish from Japan (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae). Zootaxa 4173(3): 296–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4173.3.8. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Gill, A.C.; Zajonz, U. 2011: Pseudochromine and pseudoplesiopine dottyback fishes from the Socotra Archipelago, Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species of Pseudochromis Rüppell (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3106: 1–23. Preview PDF

Links

ION [needs update]
Nomenclator Zoologicus
Pseudochromis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Pseudochromis species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Pseudochromis is a genus of fish in the family Pseudochromidae found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Species

There are currently 71 recognized species in this genus:

Pseudochromis aldabraensis Bauchot-Boutin, 1958 (Orange dottyback)
Pseudochromis alticaudex A. C. Gill, 2004 (Spot-breast dottyback)
Pseudochromis ammeri A. C. Gill, G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Raja Ampat dottyback) [1]
Pseudochromis andamanensis Lubbock, 1980 (Andaman dottyback)
Pseudochromis aureolineatus A. C. Gill, 2004 (Gold-lined dottyback)
Pseudochromis aurulentus A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall, 1998 (Yellow-lip dottyback)
Pseudochromis bitaeniatus (Fowler, 1931) (Double-striped dottyback)
Pseudochromis caudalis Boulenger, 1898 (Stripe-tailed dottyback)
Pseudochromis chrysospilus A. C. Gill & Zajonz, 2011 (Gold-spotted dottyback) [2]
Pseudochromis coccinicauda (Tickell, 1888) (Yellow-breasted dottyback)
Pseudochromis colei Herre, 1933 (False bandit dottyback) [1]
Pseudochromis cometes A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall, 1998 (Commet dottyback)
Pseudochromis cyanotaenia Bleeker, 1857 (Surge dottyback)
Pseudochromis dilectus Lubbock, 1976
Pseudochromis dixurus Lubbock, 1975 (Fork-tail dottyback)
Pseudochromis dutoiti J. L. B. Smith, 1955 (Dutoit's dottyback)
Pseudochromis eichleri A. C. Gill, G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Eichler's dottyback) [1]
Pseudochromis elongatus Lubbock, 1980 (Elongate dottyback)
Pseudochromis erdmanni A. C. Gill & G. R. Allen, 2011 (Erdmann's dottyback) [3]
Pseudochromis flammicauda Lubbock & Goldman, 1976 (Fire-tail dottyback)
Pseudochromis flavivertex Rüppell, 1835 (Sunrise dottyback)
Pseudochromis flavopunctatus A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall, 1998 (Yellow-spotted dottyback)
Pseudochromis fowleri Herre, 1934 (Philippines dottyback)
Pseudochromis fridmani Klausewitz, 1968 (Orchid dottyback)
Pseudochromis fuligifinis A. C. Gill & J. T. Williams, 2011 (Soot-tail dottyback) [4]
Pseudochromis fuscus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849 (Brown dottyback)
Pseudochromis howsoni G. R. Allen, 1995 (Howson's dottyback)
Pseudochromis jace G. R. Allen, A. C. Gill & Erdmann, 2008 (Zippered dottyback)
Pseudochromis jamesi L. P. Schultz, 1943 (Spot-tailed dottyback)
Pseudochromis kolythrus A. C. Gill & R. Winterbottom, 1993
Pseudochromis kristinae A. C. Gill, 2004 (Lip-stick dottyback)
Pseudochromis leucorhynchus Lubbock, 1977 (White-nosed dottyback)
Pseudochromis linda J. E. Randall & Stanaland, 1989 (Yellow-tail dottyback)
Pseudochromis litus A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall, 1998 (Plain dottyback)
Pseudochromis lugubris A. C. Gill & G. R. Allen, 2004 (Mournful dottyback)
Pseudochromis luteus Aoyagi, 1943
Pseudochromis madagascariensis A. C. Gill, 2004 (Madagascan dottyback)
Pseudochromis magnificus Lubbock, 1977 (Magnificent dottyback)
Pseudochromis marshallensis L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Marshall Islands dottyback)
Pseudochromis matahari A. C. Gill, Erdmann & G. R. Allen, 2009 (Sun-burst dottyback)
Pseudochromis melanurus A. C. Gill, 2004 (Black-tail dottyback)
Pseudochromis melas Lubbock, 1977 (Dark dottyback)
Pseudochromis mooii A. C. Gill, 2004 (Mooi's dottyback)
Pseudochromis moorei Fowler, 1931 (Jaguar dottyback)
Pseudochromis natalensis Regan, 1916 (Natal dottyback)
Pseudochromis nigrovittatus Boulenger, 1897 (Black-stripe dottyback)
Pseudochromis oligochrysus A. C. Gill, G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Gold-ring dottyback) [5]
Pseudochromis olivaceus Rüppell, 1835 (Olive dottyback)
Pseudochromis omanensis A. C. Gill & Mee, 1993
Pseudochromis persicus J. A. Murray, 1887 (Blue-spotted dottyback)
Pseudochromis perspicillatus Günther, 1862 (Southeast Asian black-stripe dottyback)
Pseudochromis pesi Lubbock, 1975 (Pale dottyback)
Pseudochromis pictus A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall, 1998 (Painted dottyback)
Pseudochromis punctatus Kotthaus, 1970 (Black-back dottyback)
Pseudochromis pylei J. E. Randall & McCosker, 1989 (Pyle's dottyback)
Pseudochromis quinquedentatus McCulloch, 1926 (Spiny dottyback)
Pseudochromis ransonneti Steindachner, 1870 (Karimunjawa dottyback)
Pseudochromis reticulatus A. C. Gill & Woodland, 1992 (Reticulate dottyback)
Pseudochromis rutilus A. C. Gill, G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Red-gold dottyback) [5]
Pseudochromis sankeyi Lubbock, 1975 (Striped dottyback)
Pseudochromis socotraensis A. C. Gill & Zajonz, 2011 (Socotra dottyback) [2]
Pseudochromis springeri Lubbock, 1975 (Blue-striped dottyback)
Pseudochromis steenei A. C. Gill & J. E. Randall, 1992 (Lyre-tail dottyback)
Pseudochromis striatus A. C. Gill, K. T. Shao & J. P. Chen, 1995 (Striated dottyback)
Pseudochromis tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1853 (Black-margin dottyback)
Pseudochromis tauberae Lubbock, 1977 (Light-headed dottyback)
Pseudochromis tigrinus G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Tiger dottyback) [6]
Pseudochromis tonozukai A. C. Gill & G. R. Allen, 2004 (Spot-stripe dottyback)
Pseudochromis viridis A. C. Gill & G. R. Allen, 1996 (Green dottyback)
Pseudochromis wilsoni (Whitley, 1929) (Yellow-fin dottyback)
Pseudochromis yamasakii A. C. Gill & Senou, 2016 (Dotty-belly dottyback) [7]

References

Gill, A.C., Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M. (2012): Two new species of striped Pseudochromis from the Philippine Islands and Indonesia, with a redescription of P. colei (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3165: 25–38.
Gill, A.C. & Zajonz, U. (2011): Pseudochromine and pseudoplesiopine dottyback fishes from the Socotra Archipelago, Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species of Pseudochromis Rüppell (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3106: 1–23.
Gill, A.C. & Allen, G.R. (2011): Pseudochromis erdmanni, a new species of dottyback with medially placed palatine teeth from Indonesia (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 2924: 57–62.
Gill, A.C. & Williams, J.T. (2011): Description of two new species of Pseudochrominae from northern Palawan and Mindoro, Philippine Islands (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3140: 49–59.
Gill, A.C., Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M. (2012): Two new dottyback species of the genus Pseudochromis from southern Indonesia (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa, 3161: 53–60.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. University of Hawai'i Press. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. 1292pp. ISBN 978-0-9872600-0-0.
Gill, A.C. & Senou, H. (2016): Pseudochromis yamasakii, new species of dottyback fish from Japan (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae). Zootaxa, 4173 (3): 296–300.