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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pseudochromidae Dottybacks
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Pictichromis

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8 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pictichromis aurifrons Gold-browed dottyback Western Central Pacific 6.5 SL 1980
Pictichromis caitlinae Cenderawasih dottyback Western Pacific 4.3 SL 2008
Pictichromis coralensis Bicoloured dottyback Southwest Pacific 5.2 SL 2004
Pictichromis diadema Diadem dottyback Western Central Pacific 6.2 TL 1978
Pictichromis dinar Dottyback Western Pacific 4.2 SL 2009
Pictichromis ephippiata Saddled dottyback Western Pacific 4.0 SL 1996
Pictichromis paccagnellorum Royal dottyback Western Pacific 7 TL 1973
Pictichromis porphyrea Magenta dottyback Western Pacific 6 TL 1974



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