Species Pseudochromis flammicauda Lubbock & Goldman, 1976
Orangetail Dottyback, Firetail Dottyback, Orange-tail Dottyback
- Pseudochromis flammicauda Lubbock, R. & Goldman, B. 1976. Two distinctive new Australasian Pseudochromis (Teleostei : Perciformes). Journal of Natural History 10(1): 57-64 figs 1-2 [57, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.17445–001, One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM I.15486-036; AM I.17045-002; BMNH 1975.2.12.3; USNM 214108.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea (10º26') to Capricorn Group (23º30´S), QLD; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Cape Province (20), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
2-25 m.
General References
Gill, A.C. 2004. Revision of the Indo-Pacific dottyback fish subfamily Pseudochrominae (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Smithiana, Publication in Aquatic Biodiversity, Monographs 1: 1-213 [104-106]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [126] (Orange-tail Dottyback)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [128] (Firetail Dottyback)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Orangetail Dottyback)
History of changes
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| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |