Longtail Dottyback, Oxycercichthys veliferus (Lubbock 1980)
Other Names: Long-tail Dottyback, Long-tailed Dottyback, Sailfin Dottyback
A Longtail Dottyback, Oxycercichthys veliferus, on Michaelmas Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, November 2016. Source: Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pale greyish to yellowish dottyback with a bluish upper head and back, a bluish dorsal fin becoming yellow towards the rear with a dark blue spot on the front of the fin.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Oxycercichthys veliferus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 17 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1881
Longtail Dottyback, Oxycercichthys veliferus (Lubbock 1980)
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Distribution |
Known from the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland and reefs in the Coral Sea. Inhabits sandy areas around rocky and coral outcrops. |
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Biology |
Dottybacks are protogynous hermaphrodites, and form small harems with a dominant male and several females. |
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Species Citation |
Pseudochromis veliferus Lubbock 1980, Revue Suisse de Zoologie 87(3): 831, fig. 5. Type locality: North Point, Lizard Island, Queensland. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Longtail Dottyback, Oxycercichthys veliferus (Lubbock 1980)
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp.
Gill, A.C. 2004. Revision of the Indo-Pacific dottyback fish subfamily Pseudochrominae (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Smithiana, Publication in Aquatic Biodiversity, Monographs 1: 1-213.
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.
Lowe, G.R. & Russell, B.C. 1990. Additions and revisions to the checklist of fishes of the Capricorn-Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 19: 1-27.
Lubbock, R. 1980. Five new basslets of the genus Pseudochromis (Teleostei : Pseudochromidae) from the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 87(3): 821-834 See ref at BHL
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp.
