Vanderbilt's Puller (species: Pycnochromis vanderbilti) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)

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Pycnochromis vanderbilti

Vanderbilt's Puller

©Anne Hoggett: Pycnochromis vanderbilti at Cod Hole near Lizard Island.

©Graham Edgar: Pycnochromis vanderbilti at Cod Hole near Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Pycnochromis vanderbilti near the crest in the southern channel of Yonge Reef.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Actinopterygii

Order Perciformes

Family Pomacentridae

Genus Pycnochromis

Species Pycnochromis vanderbilti

Colours

Yellow below to grey above with blue scale rows forming stripes. Lower tail lobe and anal fin black.