Lubbockichthys
Genus of fishes
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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]
| Lubbockichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoplesiopinae |
| Genus: | Lubbockichthys A.C. Gill & Edwards, 1999 |
| Type species | |
| Pseudoplesiops multisquamatus | |
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
Three species are currently classified in the genus Lubbockichthys:[4]
- 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)