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Pseudochromis howsoni Allen, 1995

Howson's dottyback
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Australia country information

Common names: Howson's dottyback, Shelf dottyback
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Ashmore Reef and the North-West Shelf (Ref. 31113).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

豪氏拟雀鲷, Shelf dottyback, 豪氏擬雀鯛, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pseudochromis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  howsoni: Named in honor of Craig Howson, captain of the charter vessel True North, for his excellent service during several Western Australian Museum expeditions (Ref. 31113).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 23 m (Ref. 31113).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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