Green Dottyback, Pseudochromis viridis Gill & Allen 1996


Other Names: Christmas Dottyback

A Green Dottyback, Pseudochromis viridis, from Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. Source: Gerald R. Allen / FishBase. License: All rights reserved


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Bray, D.J. 2018, Pseudochromis viridis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5010

Green Dottyback, Pseudochromis viridis Gill & Allen 1996

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Distribution

Known only from the Australian territory of Christmas Island, in the eastern Indian Ocean. Inhabits fringing reefs in depths to 10 m.

Biology

Dottybacks are protogynous hermaphrodites, and form small harems with a dominant male and several females.

Species Citation

Pseudochromis viridis Gill & Allen 1996, Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie 23(1-2): 34, Fig. 1. Type locality: South of North East Point, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 10°27'S, 105°42'E, depth 0.1-3 m.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2018

Resources

Australian Faunal Directory

Green Dottyback, Pseudochromis viridis Gill & Allen 1996

References


Allen, G.R. & M.V. Erdmann. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Vols I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth Australia.

Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1979. The Fishes of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Aust. Natl. Parks Wldlf. Ser. Spec. Publ. 2. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 81 pp. 15 pls. (as Pseudochromis tapeinosoma)

Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp. (as Pseudochromis tapeinosoma)

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp.

Gill, A.C. & Allen, G.R. 1996. Pseudochromis viridis, a new species of dottyback from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 23(1-2): 33-38

Gill, A.C. 2004. Revision of the Indo-Pacific dottyback fish subfamily Pseudochrominae (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Smithiana Monographs 1: 1-213, Pls. 1-12.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37 313035

Biology:Hermaphrodite

Depth:1-10 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:4.3 cm SL

Native:Endemic to Christmas Is

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