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Lubbockichthys

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Lubbockichthys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudoplesiopinae
Genus: Lubbockichthys
A.C. Gill & Edwards, 1999
Type species
Pseudoplesiops multisquamatus
Allen, 1987[1]

Lubbockichthys is a genus of ray-finned fish from the Indo-Pacific region which belongs to the subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae, part of the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks. The species in this genus have small cycloid scales throughout their lives; some of their head bones have a weakly honeycombed surface; and the parietal bone encloses the rear section of the supratemporal laterosensory canal.[2]

The name of this genus honours the Cambridge University ichthyologist, Roger Lubbock (1951-1981) in recognition of his work on the taxonomy of the subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae.[3]

Species

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Three species are currently classified in the genus Lubbockichthys:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lubbockichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ Anthony C. Gill; Alasdair J. Edwards (2006). "Lubbockichthys myersi, a new species of dottyback fish from Guam (Pseudochromidae : Pseudoplesiopinae)". Zootaxa. 1320: 43–48.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (30 April 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lubbockichthys". FishBase. June 2018 version.