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Pseudochromis litus Gill & Randall, 1998

Plain dottyback
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Common names: Plain dottyback
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: Komodo Island, just east of Turo Liu Point. Reported endemic from Wetar to Komodo (Ref. 47567). Also including Lesser Sunda islands (bali, Flores, Komodo and Wetar), Lucipara Islands, Molucca Islands, Halmahera and West Papua (Raja Ampat Islands, Fakfak Peninsula and Triton Bay) (Ref. 90102).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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).
  More on authors: Gill & Randall.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 50 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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