Pseudochromis

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

Pseudochromis
Pseudochromis aldabraensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Pseudochromis
Rüppell, 1835
Type species
Pseudochromis olivaceus
Rüppell, 1835
Synonyms
  • Bartschina Fowler, 1931
  • Devisina Fowler, 1931
  • Labristoma Swainson, 1839
  • Leptochromis Bleeker, 1875
  • Onar De Vis, 1885

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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Gill, A.C. & Senou, H. (2016): Pseudochromis yamasakii, new species of dottyback fish from Japan (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae). Zootaxa, 4173 (3): 296–300.
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