Pectinochromis Explained

Pectinochromis is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish from the subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae in the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks. The only species in the genus is Pectinochromis lubbocki, a small reef living dottyback from the Red Sea. This genus is the sister taxon to the genus Chlidichthys.^[1] The specific name honours the Cambridge University ichthyologist Roger Lubbock (1951–1981), in recognition of his work on the taxonomy of the subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Anthony C. Gill . Alasdair J. Edwards . amp . 2004 . Revision of the Indian Ocean Dottyback Fish Genera Chlidichthys and Pectinochromis (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae) . Smithiana Bulletin . 1684-4130 . 3 . 1–47.
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.