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Lubbockichthys myersi

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Lubbockichthys myersi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Lubbockichthys
Species:
L. myersi
Binomial name
Lubbockichthys myersi

Lubbockichthys myersi, the Guam Pencil Dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.[1]

Description

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Lubbockichthys myersi is a small-sized fish which grows up to 3.9 cm (1.5 in).[2]

Distribution and habitat

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Lubbockichthys myersi has only been found in Guam.[2]

Etymology

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The dottyback was named in honor of Robert F. Myers, a coral-reef biologist and underwater photographer, who collected the type specimen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Anthony C. Gill; Alasdair J. Edwards (2006). "Lubbockichthys myersi, a new species of dottyback fish from Guam (Pseudochromidae : Pseudoplesiopinae)". Zootaxa. 1320: 43–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1320.1.4.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lubbockichthys myersi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Series OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2022.