Edit the description's bibliography (Lizard Island Field Guide)

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Animalia: Dusky Dottyback (species: Pseudochromis fuscus)

References that assist with identification

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Other references

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  • Holmes, T.H. and M.I. McCormick (2010). Response across a gradient: behavioural reactions of newly settled fish to predation cues, Animal Behaviour, doi: 101016janbehav201011019. LIRS catalog number 1385.
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  • Syms, C. and G.P. Jones (2000). Disturbance, habitat structure, and the dynamics of a coral-reef fish community, Ecology, 81(10): 2714-2729. LIRS catalog number 669.
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