Pectinochromis
Genus of fishes
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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.[2] This genus is the sister taxon to the genus Chlidichthys.[3] The specific name honours the Cambridge University ichthyologist Roger Lubbock (1951–1981), in recognition of his work on the taxonomy of the subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae.[4]
| Pectinochromis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoplesiopinae |
| Genus: | Pectinochromis A.C. Gill & A.J. Edwards, 1999[1] |
| Species: | P. lubbocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Pectinochromis lubbocki Allen, 1987 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Pseudoplesiops lubbocki A.J. Edwards & Randall, 1983 | |