Lubbockichthys Explained

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Species

Three species are currently classified in the genus Lubbockichthys:

• Lubbockichthys multisquamatus (G. R. Allen, 1987) (Fine-scaled dottyback)
• Lubbockichthys myersi A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2006
• Lubbockichthys tanakai A.C.Gill & Senou, 2002 (Tanaka's dottyback)

Notes and References

1. Anthony C. Gill . Alasdair J. Edwards . 2006 . Lubbockichthys myersi, a new species of dottyback fish from Guam (Pseudochromidae : Pseudoplesiopinae) . Zootaxa . 1320 . 43–48.
2. Web site: Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE . 24 October 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 30 April 2018.