Pictichromis porphyrea, the magenta dottyback, is a fish in the dottyback family from the western Pacific. It can be found from the Philippines to Samoa, extending north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to the Moluccas and Admiralty Islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 6 cm (2.4 in) in length.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Pictichromis |
| Species: | P. porphyrea
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Pseudochromis porphyreus Lubbock & Goldman, 1974 | |
References
edit- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Pictichromis porphyrea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69583400A115465117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69583400A69583514.en. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pictichromis porphyreus". FishBase. June 2018 version.
External links
edit- Photos of Pictichromis porphyrea on Sealife Collection
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