Cypho purpurascens

Cypho purpurascens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Cypho
Species:
C. purpurascens
Binomial name
Cypho purpurascens
(De Vis, 1884)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nesiotes purpurascens De Vis, 1884
  • Pseudochromis purpurascens (De Vis, 1884)
  • Pseudochromis mccullochi Myers, 1932

Cypho purpurascens. the oblique-lined dottyback or the lavender dottyback is a species of ray finned fish from the family Pseudochromidae which occurs in the western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) in length.[2] These fish live in pairs, or are solitary, in or in the vicinity of crevices in the reef and holes located in tidal pools, lagoons and on the reef slopes.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cypho purpurascens". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. ^ Tristan Lougher (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 1842861182.
  3. ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Cypho purpurascens". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 20 Oct 2018.
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