Lubbockichthys myersi explained

Lubbockichthys myersi, the dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.^[1]

Description

Lubbockichthys myersi is a small-sized fish which grows up to .

Distribution and habitat

Lubbockichthys myersi has only been found in Guam.

Etymology

The dottyback was named in honor of Robert F. Myers, a coral-reef biologist and underwater photographer, who collected the type specimen.^[2]

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. 10.11646/zootaxa.1320.1.4 .
2. Web site: Series OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE . 31 January 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.