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Teleostei > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) 鱸形目 (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) 擬雀鯛科 (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Pseudochromis:Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335). Eponymy: Roger C Steene (d: 1942) is an Australian naturalist and underwater photographer who has lived near the Great Barrier Reef his whole life. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on authors: Gill & Randall.
背棘 (總數) : 3; 背的軟條 (總數) : 25 - 26; 臀棘: 3; 臀鰭軟條: 14. Male with a narrow white bar behind the eye, broad dark margins on the pelvic and anal fins, and slightly orange coloration on the upper and lower margins of the caudal fin (Ref. 31113).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed. 雄魚有一個狹窄的白色橫帶眼睛後面, 在腹鰭與臀鰭上的寬黑邊, 與在尾鰭的上緣與下緣上的些微橘色的顏色.(參考文獻 31113)
Inhabits coastal patch reefs on soft bottom slopes. Highly territorial and aggressive. This and related species have been known to bite the camera housings of divers and kill aquarium tank mates (Ref. 9710). Solitary or in pairs (Ref 90102).
