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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) > Anisochrominae
Etymology: Anisochromis:Greek, anisos = unequal + Greek, chromis = a marine fish without identification, dealing with perch; cited by Plinius (Ref. 45335). Eponymy: Lewis H Strauss conceived, organised, produced, funded and participated in the (1976) Smithsonian expedition to St Brandon’s Shoals (Indian Ocean) which included US National Museum scientists. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
背棘 (總數) : 1; 背的軟條 (總數) : 25 - 27; 臀棘: 1; 臀鰭軟條: 17 - 19. Dorsal fin of males generally dusky when preserved, the large dark spot absent on anterior part of fin. Caudal vertebrae, 23-25 (usually 24). Anterior lateral line scales 32-39, usually 33-37. Posterior interorbital pores 1-2; total parietal pores 14-30, usually more than 30 (Ref. 42958).
Bi-directional sex change has been proposed for this species though histological analysis of more specimens is needed for confirmation (Ref. 103751).西印度洋: 聖徒 Brandon 的淺灘。
Gill, A.C. and R. Fricke, 2001. Revision of the Western Indian ocean fish subfamily Anisochrominae (Perciformes, Pseudochromidae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Zool.) 67(2):191-207. (Ref. 42958)
