Royal Dottyback (species: Pictichromis coralensis) in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pictichromis coralensis
Royal Dottyback


©Anne Hoggett: Pictichromis coralensis at Lizard Island, normal colouration

©Graham Edgar: Pictichromis coralensis at North Point, Lizard Island, unusual colouration (usually purple anteriorly, not pink)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pseudochromidae
Genus Pictichromis
Species Pictichromis coralensis

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen and M.V. Erdmann, G.R. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III in: Reef fishes of the East Indies. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. LIRS catalog number 90162.
  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
  • 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.
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