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A species of
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5CFFB2FF67FB2DFEA7FB28" bold="true" box="[199,345,1156,1181]" pageId="1" pageNumber="334">Description.</emphasis>
Dorsal-fin rays III,2426 (III,26), all segmented rays branched; anal-fin rays III,15, all segmented rays branched; pectoral-fin rays 1819 (18/18); upper procurrent caudal-fin rays 6; lower procurrent caudal-fin rays 6; total caudal-fin rays 29; scales in lateral series 3638 (38/36); anterior lateral-line scales 2932 (30/?); anterior lateral line terminating beneath segmented dorsal-fin ray 1922 (21/21); posterior lateral-line scales 711 + 02 (10 + 0/11 + 1); scales between lateral lines 34 (3/3); horizontal scale rows above anal-fin origin 13 15 + 1 +3 = 1719 (13 + 1 + 3/14 + 1 + 3); circumpeduncular scales 16; predorsal scales 1922 (19); scales behind eye 23 (3); scales to preopercular angle 57 (5); gill rakers 57 + 1213 = 1719 (5 + 12); pseudobranch filaments 1012 (12); circumorbital pores 2631 (29/29); preopercular pores 913 (13/12); dentary pores 4; posterior interorbital pores 12 (2).
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Lower lip incomplete; dorsal and anal fins without scale sheaths; predorsal scales extending anteriorly to posterior nasal pores; opercle with 57 moderately developed serrations; teeth of outer ceratobranchial-1 gill rakers well-developed on tips or distal halves of rakers only, though sometimes with teeth running most of length of upper few rakers; anterior dorsal-fin pterygiophore formula S/S/S+3/1+1/1/1/1/1+1*/1 (S/S/S+3/1+1/1/1/1/1/1+1); dorsal-fin spines stout and pungent; anterior anal-fin pterygiophore formula 3/1+1/1/1+1/1/1+1; anal-fin spines stout and pungent, second spine stouter than third; pelvic-fin spine stout and pungent; second segmented pelvic-fin ray longest; caudal fin pointed (rounded with mid-rays extended to form slight to obvious point), though rounded in smallest (
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SL)
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; vertebrae 10 + 16; epineurals 1213 (13); epurals 3.
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<paragraph id="3B1836A28B5CFFB2FF67F940FC49F86C" blockId="1.[151,1437,1012,2009]" pageId="1" pageNumber="334">Upper jaw with 23 pairs of curved, enlarged caniniform teeth anteriorly, and 45 (at symphysis) to 2 (on sides of jaw) inner rows of small conical teeth, outermost of rows of conical teeth much larger and more curved than inner rows; lower jaw with 13 pairs of curved, enlarged caniniform teeth anteriorly, and 34 (at symphysis) to 1 (on sides of jaw) inner rows of small conical teeth, teeth on middle of jaw slightly larger and curved; vomer with 1 2 rows of small conical teeth, forming chevron; palatines with 23 rows of small conical teeth arranged in elongate, suboval patch, anterior part of tooth patch more-or-less contiguous with posterolateral arm of vomerine tooth patch; ectopterygoid edentate; tongue moderately pointed and edentate.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5FFFB1FF37F9F0FEEAF9DB" bold="true" box="[151,276,1625,1647]" pageId="2" pageNumber="335">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5FFFB1FEBBF9F0FDECF9DB" box="[283,530,1625,1646]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="335">Pseudochromis stellatus</emphasis>
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, paratypes, AMS I.47330-001 (third from uppermost specimen) and WAM P.33630-001 (all other specimens), Batu Hitam, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. Photo by M.V. Erdmann.
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<paragraph id="3B1836A28B5FFFB0FF67F91FFBA4FE3D" blockId="2.[151,1436,1717,2030]" lastBlockId="3.[151,1436,151,392]" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="336" pageId="2" pageNumber="335">As percentage of SL: head length 27.228.6 (27.5); orbit diameter 9.711.8 (9.7); snout length 6.27.6 (6.2); fleshy interorbital width 5.46.0 (5.4); bony interorbital width 4.14.5 (4.1); body width 12.513.3 (12.7); snout tip to posterior tip of retroarticular bone 14.816.1 (14.8); predorsal length 33.535.7 (35.1); prepelvic length 30.7 32.6 (32.5); posterior tip of retroarticular bone to pelvic-fin origin 17.618.6 (18.3); dorsal-fin origin to pelvic-fin origin 31.833.5 (32.9); dorsal-fin origin to middle dorsal-fin ray 32.935.1 (35.1); dorsal-fin origin to anal-fin origin 43.545.2 (45.2); pelvic-fin origin to anal-fin origin 27.832.1 (30.5); middle dorsal-fin ray to dorsal-fin termination 23.726.7 (23.7); middle dorsal-fin ray to anal-fin origin 28.130.2 (28.6); anal-fin origin to dorsal-fin termination 34.037.6 (34.0); anal-fin base length 25.429.3 (25.4); dorsal-fin termination to anal-fin termination 16.017.8 (17.0); dorsal-fin termination to caudal peduncle dorsal edge 10.912.9 (11.6); dorsal-fin termination to caudal peduncle ventral edge 19.421.6 (20.2); anal-fin termination to caudal peduncle dorsal edge 20.322.0 (20.6); anal-fin termination to caudal peduncle ventral edge 12.013.3 (12.7); first dorsal-fin spine 2.23.9 (2.6); second dorsal-fin spine 5.27.1 (5.6); third dorsal-fin spine 7.19.8 (7.1); first segmented dorsal-fin ray 10.811.7 (10.8); fourth last segmented dorsal-fin ray 16.519.8 (17.2); first anal-fin spine 1.72.5 (1.7); second anal-fin spine 4.25.5 (4.3); third anal-fin spine 6.0-8.2 (6.7); first segmented anal-fin ray 9.412.5 (10.8); fourth last segmented anal-fin ray 14.517.2 (15.1); third pectoral-fin ray 14.817.2 (14.8); pelvic-fin spine 10.5-12.2 (10.8); second segmented pelvic-fin ray 20.826.3 (21.1); caudal-fin length 27.836.7 (30.3).</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5EFFB0FF37F93DFEE6F91C" bold="true" box="[151,280,1684,1706]" pageId="3" pageNumber="336">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5EFFB0FE85F93DFDDFF91C" box="[293,545,1684,1705]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="336">Pseudochromis stellatus</emphasis>
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, underwater photos, Batu Hitam, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. Photos by M.V. Erdmann.
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5EFFB0FF67F959FE88F8BD" box="[199,374,1776,1800]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="336">Live coloration</emphasis>
(based on colour photographs of the
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and
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when freshly dead, and of live individuals at Batanta and Batu Hitam;
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): head and predorsal area yellowish green to olive, becoming greyish green in interorbital area and on snout, the remainder of head pale yellow or pale pink to pale grey; lips bluish to yellowish grey; posterior rim of orbit bright yellow, this edged posteriorly with bluish grey to pale blue curved stripe, which sometimes extends to rear third of upper jaw; anterior part of operculum with series of about 510 very short reddish brown bars, these sometimes broken into spots or irregular markings; iris yellow-grey to bright yellow with outer bright blue suboval ring; body bluish grey, becoming pale yellow to pale grey on abdomen and breast, sometimes with upper rear part of abdomen pale pink to pale orange; scales on upper part of body each with a bright yellow basal spot, these becoming less distinct ventrally and posteriorly; dorsal fin greyish hyaline with spines and anterior segmented rays yellow to bright yellow; basal part of dorsal fin bright yellow, this edged dorsally with bluish grey to blue; distal margin of dorsal fin narrowly bluish grey to blue, edged proximally on anterior part of fin with bright yellow; middle part of fin membranes sometimes with indistinct yellow stripes; anal fin greyish hyaline, with basal part of fin pale bluish grey; basal part of caudal fin bluish grey, bordered dorsally and ventrally with pale blue stripes, the remainder of fin greyish hyaline; pectoral fins pinkish to yellowish hyaline; pelvic fins bluish to yellowish hyaline, sometimes with spine and distal tip of second segmented ray pale blue.
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B59FFB7FF37F82AFEEAF82D" bold="true" box="[151,276,1923,1945]" pageId="4" pageNumber="337">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Examples of yellow-spotted
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B59FFB7FDE1F82AFD22F82D" box="[577,732,1923,1944]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="337">Pseudochromis</emphasis>
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from A) Rouw, Cendrawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia; B) Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Photos by M.V. Erdmann.
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FF37FD26FEEDFD10" bold="true" box="[151,275,655,677]" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FEBBFD39FE48FD10" box="[283,438,656,677]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">Pseudochromis</emphasis>
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sp., aquarium photo of individual from Cebu, Philippines. Note the fish was photographed under artificial lighting that has imparted a violet/blue cast on the fish. Photo by J. Ma.
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FF67FD47FE4AFCB3" box="[199,436,750,774]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">Preserved coloration</emphasis>
: head and body dark greyish brown dorsally, becoming pale yellowish brown ventrally; yellow spots and markings on head, body and fins become pale yellowish brown; curved blue marking behind eye becomes greyish brown; bluish grey to blue markings on fins become greyish brown.
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FF67FCF3FE06FCC6" bold="true" box="[199,504,858,883]" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">Habitat and distribution.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FDA2FCF3FCEAFCC7" box="[514,788,858,882]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">Pseudochromis stellatus</emphasis>
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is known from Batanta and Batu Hitam in the northern Raja Ampat Islands of
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,
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, where it has been collected in
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and observed to at least
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depth. The new species is found on deep reef slopes with gentle incline but exposed to strong currents, and is generally found in association with small gorgonian sea fans or low-growing barrel sponges. It is most likely more widely distributed in the region, but confusion with similar yellow-spotted pseudochromids makes underwater identification difficult (see Comparisons). The species possibly ranges to
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,
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(see Remarks).
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FF67FBFFFE92FBDA" bold="true" box="[199,364,1110,1135]" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">Comparisons.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FED9FBFFFD70FBDB" box="[377,654,1110,1134]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">Pseudochromis stellatus</emphasis>
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resembles
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FCB6FBFFFBBBFBDB" box="[790,1093,1110,1134]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">Pseudochromis reticulatus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="5F364B538B58FFB6FBF1FBFFFA88FBDA" author="Gill" box="[1105,1398,1110,1135]" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" refString="Gill, A. C. &amp; Woodland, D. J. (1992) Description of a new dottyback of the genus Pseudochromis (Pisces: Pseudochromidae) from Western Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, 44, 247 - 251. https: // doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1975.44.1992.33" type="journal article" year="1992">Gill &amp; Woodland (1992)</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FA27FBFEFF24FB27" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. pictus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="5F364B538B58FFB6FF40FBD3FE24FB26" author="Gill" box="[224,474,1146,1171]" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" refString="Gill, A. C. &amp; Randall, J. E. (1998) Five new species of the dottyback genus Pseudochromis from Indonesia (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae). Revue francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie, 25, 17 - 26." type="journal article" year="1998">Gill &amp; Randall (1998)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FE45FBD2FDD1FB27" box="[485,559,1147,1170]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. jace</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="5F364B538B58FFB6FD96FBD3FC77FB26" box="[566,905,1146,1171]" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" refString="Allen, G. R., Gill, A. C. &amp; Erdmann, M. V. (2008) A new species of Pseudochromis Ruppell (Pisces: Pseudochromidae) from Papua Barat Province, Indonesia. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 13, 155 - 162." type="journal article">Allen, Gill &amp; Erdmann (2008)</bibRefCitation>
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and
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FC1FFBD2FBB9FB27" box="[959,1095,1146,1170]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. tonozukai</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="5F364B538B58FFB6FBEEFBD3FAD3FB26" author="Gill" box="[1102,1325,1146,1171]" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" refString="Gill, A. C. &amp; Allen, G. R. (2004) Pseudochromis lugubris and P. tonozukai, two new dottyback fish species from the Indo- Australian Archipelago (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae). Zootaxa, 604 (1), 1 - 12. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 604.1.1" type="journal article" year="2004">Gill &amp; Allen (2004)</bibRefCitation>
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in having a pointed caudal fin (rounded with middle rays produced), a more-or-less reticulated pattern on the upper part of the body, and similar fin-ray counts (dorsal rays modally III,26; anal rays modally III,15; pectoral rays modally 18).
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originally suggested a close relationship between
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FC7CFB4EFB9BFB4B" box="[988,1125,1254,1278]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. tonozukai</emphasis>
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with
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FB04FB4EFAC3FB4B" box="[1188,1341,1254,1278]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. bitaeniatus</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FEB2FAA2FE72FA97" box="[274,396,1290,1314]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. lugubris</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="5F364B538B58FFB6FE35FAA3FD83FA96" author="Gill" box="[405,637,1290,1315]" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" refString="Gill, A. C. &amp; Allen, G. R. (2004) Pseudochromis lugubris and P. tonozukai, two new dottyback fish species from the Indo- Australian Archipelago (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae). Zootaxa, 604 (1), 1 - 12. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 604.1.1" type="journal article" year="2004">Gill &amp; Allen (2004)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, but its morphology is more suggestive of
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B58FFB6FBC8FAA2FB02FA97" authorityName="Gill &amp; Woodland" authorityYear="1992" box="[1128,1276,1290,1314]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FBC8FAA2FB02FA97" box="[1128,1276,1290,1314]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. reticulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and relatives, which we herein call the
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FE6DFA86FD98FAF3" box="[461,614,1326,1350]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. reticulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complex.
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FD47FA87FBF3FAF3" box="[743,1037,1326,1350]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">Pseudochromis tonozukai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is readily distinguished from the remaining species in the complex by its distinctive coloration, most notably in having an orange (in females) to dark purple or grey (in males) mid-lateral stripe. The remaining species are distinguished from each other also by live and preserved coloration (though live coloration is unknown for
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B58FFB6FC39FA32FBD5FA07" authorityName="Gill &amp; Woodland" authorityYear="1992" box="[921,1067,1434,1458]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FC39FA32FBD5FA07" box="[921,1067,1434,1458]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. reticulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Most notably, they differ in the degree of development of the reticulated dark stripe on the dorsal part of the body. The stripe is best developed and intense in
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FEAAFA4AFEADFA4F" box="[266,339,1507,1530]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. jace</emphasis>
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, where it extends from the upper lip to the eye, then behind the eye to the upper part of the caudal peduncle. It is less distinct in
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FE7FF9AEFD8FF9AB" box="[479,625,1542,1566]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. reticulatus</emphasis>
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, in which it is broadly interrupted by a pale area between the dorsal edge of the gill opening and the anterior part of the dorsal fin. In
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FC8FF982FC75F9F7" box="[815,907,1579,1602]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. pictus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the stripe is uninterrupted on the head, though indistinct. As such, it is somewhat intermediate between the conditions shown by
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B58FFB6FBE5F9E6FB6FF9D3" authorityName="Allen, Gill &amp; Erdmann" authorityYear="2008" box="[1093,1169,1615,1638]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jace">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FBE5F9E6FB6FF9D3" box="[1093,1169,1615,1638]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. jace</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FB6CF9E6FA9FF9D3" box="[1228,1377,1614,1638]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. reticulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The stripe is least well developed in
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B58FFB6FE5EF9DAFD89F93F" authorityName="Gill &amp; Allen &amp; Erdmann" authorityYear="2017" box="[510,631,1650,1674]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stellatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FE5EF9DAFD89F93F" box="[510,631,1650,1674]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. stellatus</emphasis>
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, being present only as a diffuse dark grey area on the dorsal body.
</paragraph>
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The five species in the
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B58FFB6FE6CF93EFDA0F91B" authorityName="Gill &amp; Woodland" authorityYear="1992" box="[460,606,1686,1710]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FE6CF93EFDA0F91B" box="[460,606,1686,1710]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. reticulatus</emphasis>
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-complex also differ in certain scale and gill-raker counts (
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) and in various morphometric details (
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).
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B58FFB6FDC9F913FC85F967" authorityName="Gill &amp; Allen &amp; Erdmann" authorityYear="2017" box="[617,891,1722,1746]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stellatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FDC9F913FC85F967" box="[617,891,1722,1746]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">Pseudochromis stellatus</emphasis>
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is distinguished from the other four species in having higher mean numbers of scales in lateral series and of anterior lateral-line scales, and in dorsal-fin origin to pelvic-fin origin ratios.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3B1836A28B58FFB6FF67F88EFF17F87A" blockId="5.[151,1437,750,1999]" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">
We have collected similar yellow-spotted
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FD1AF88FFC98F88B" box="[698,870,1830,1854]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">Pseudochromis</emphasis>
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from various localities in southern and eastern
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and in eastern
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New Guinea
</collectingCountry>
(
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). These specimens are currently under study by us, and appear to represent several different species. They differ most notably from
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FC52F8C6FB95F833" box="[1010,1131,1902,1926]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. stellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having shorter, rounded caudal fins (caudal-fin length less than 26% SL), and appear to be more closely related to
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B58FFB6FB3DF83AFB14F81F" box="[1181,1258,1938,1962]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="338">P. litus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="5F364B538B58FFB6FB53F83BFF1BF87A" author="Gill" pageId="5" pageNumber="338" refString="Gill, A. C. &amp; Randall, J. E. (1998) Five new species of the dottyback genus Pseudochromis from Indonesia (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae). Revue francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie, 25, 17 - 26." type="journal article" year="1998">Gill &amp; Randall (1998)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="3B1836A28B5BFFB5FF37FF31FCEFFF7A" blockId="6.[151,1435,151,207]" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FF37FF31FEF1FF1A" bold="true" box="[151,271,152,175]" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Frequencies for selected meristic characters of members of the
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FC52FF3EFAEDFF1A" authorityName="Gill &amp; Woodland" authorityYear="1992" box="[1010,1299,151,175]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FC52FF3EFAEDFF1A" box="[1010,1299,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">Pseudochromis reticulatus</emphasis>
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complex. * indicates characters for which bilateral counts are included.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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Scales in lateral series*
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FF67F8F4FEC5F8C3" bold="true" box="[199,315,1885,1910]" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">Remarks.</emphasis>
In describing their new species
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FD0BF8F4FC71F8C0" box="[683,911,1885,1909]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">Pseudochromis litus</emphasis>
,
<bibRefCitation id="5F364B538B5BFFB5FC3EF8F4FB52F8C3" author="Gill" box="[926,1196,1885,1910]" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" refString="Gill, A. C. &amp; Randall, J. E. (1998) Five new species of the dottyback genus Pseudochromis from Indonesia (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae). Revue francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie, 25, 17 - 26." type="journal article" year="1998">Gill and Randall (1998)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
commented on three specimens collected by the late R. Lubbock from
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Strait,
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(BMNH 1983.3.25.186-188). The specimens appear to be more similar to
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FDFAF80FFD2DF808" authorityName="Gill &amp; Allen &amp; Erdmann" authorityYear="2017" box="[602,723,1957,1981]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stellatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FDFAF80FFD2DF808" box="[602,723,1957,1981]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">P. stellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
than
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FCB4F80FFC9EF808" box="[788,864,1957,1981]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">P. litus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and are most likely the juveniles of a species that has been photographed by Japanese divers in
<collectingRegion id="F963F8408B5BFFB5FD07F860FD18F857" box="[679,742,1993,2018]" country="Philippines" name="Cebu" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">Cebu</collectingRegion>
. This species is very similar to
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FBF5F863FB2EF854" authorityName="Gill &amp; Allen &amp; Erdmann" authorityYear="2017" box="[1109,1232,1993,2017]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stellatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FBF5F863FB2EF854" box="[1109,1232,1993,2017]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">P. stellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in coloration and caudal fin shape. We are aware of one adult individual that was collected for the aquarium trade (
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), but we are not aware of any additional museum specimens. Material is needed in order to determine whether the
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fish are conspecific with
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5AFFB4FEDFFF48FE06FF4D" box="[383,504,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">P. stellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<paragraph id="3B1836A28B5BFFB5FF3FFE94FAF3FB8E" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FF3FFE94FF37FEC9" box="[159,243,317,380]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
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</emphasis>
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<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB81FEBDFB9DFEC9" box="[1057,1123,276,380]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">37 3 -</th>
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBCAFEBDFB2EFEC9" box="[1130,1232,276,380]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">38 5 -</th>
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB41FEBDFAE6FEC9" box="[1249,1304,276,380]" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">mean 37.3 33.2</th>
</tr>
<tr id="859734E08B5B004CFF3FFE39FAE6FE4D" box="[159,1304,400,504]" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFF3FFE39FEF5FE4D" box="[159,267,400,504]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FF3FFE38FEFCFE4D" box="[159,267,401,504]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFE38FF25FE13" authorityName="Gill &amp; Randall" authorityYear="1998" box="[159,219,401,422]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">pictus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFE10FEF5FE7B" authorityName="Gill &amp; Woodland" authorityYear="1992" box="[159,267,441,462]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">reticulatus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFE4AFEFCFE4D" authorityName="Gill &amp; Allen" authorityYear="2004" box="[159,258,483,504]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tonozukai">tonozukai</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFEDCFE39FD6BFE4D" box="[380,661,400,504]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- - - - - - - - -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD3CFE39FD48FE4D" box="[668,694,400,504]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">1 1 -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD5BFE39FCEAFE4D" box="[763,788,400,504]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">1 9 2</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFCFBFE39FC6CFE4D" box="[859,914,400,504]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">2 4 1</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFC61FE39FC25FE4D" box="[961,987,400,504]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- 7 1</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB81FE39FB9DFE4D" box="[1057,1123,400,504]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- 1 -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBCAFE39FB2EFE4D" box="[1130,1232,400,504]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- 1 -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB41FE39FAE6FE4D" box="[1249,1304,400,504]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">34.3 35.0 34.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="859734E08B5B004CFF3FFDA5FAE6FDC1" box="[159,1304,524,628]" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFF3FFDA5FEF5FDC1" box="[159,267,524,628]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFDF6FF0DFDC1" authorityName="Gill &amp; Allen &amp; Erdmann" authorityYear="2017" box="[159,243,607,628]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stellatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FF3FFDF6FF0DFDC1" box="[159,243,607,628]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">stellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFEDCFDA5FD6BFDC1" box="[380,661,524,628]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">Anterior lateral-line scales* 24 25 26 - - -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD3CFDA5FD48FDC1" box="[668,694,524,628]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">27 -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD5BFDA5FCEAFDC1" box="[763,788,524,628]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">28 -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFCFBFDA5FC6CFDC1" box="[859,914,524,628]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">29 1</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFC61FDA5FC25FDC1" box="[961,987,524,628]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">30 6</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB81FDA5FB9DFDC1" box="[1057,1123,524,628]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">31 2</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBCAFDA5FB2EFDC1" box="[1130,1232,524,628]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">32 1</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB41FDA5FAE6FDC1" box="[1249,1304,524,628]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">mean 30.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="859734E08B5B004CFF3FFD21FAE6FD45" box="[159,1304,648,752]" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFF3FFD21FEF5FD45" box="[159,267,648,752]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FF3FFD20FEF5FD45" box="[159,267,649,752]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFD20FF37FD2B" authorityName="Allen, Gill &amp; Erdmann" authorityYear="2008" box="[159,201,649,670]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jace">jace</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFD1BFF25FD72" authorityName="Gill &amp; Randall" authorityYear="1998" box="[159,219,690,711]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">pictus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFD72FEF5FD45" authorityName="Gill &amp; Woodland" authorityYear="1992" box="[159,267,731,752]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">reticulatus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFEDCFD21FD6BFD45" box="[380,661,648,752]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">1 1 3 2 - 1 - 1 4</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD3CFD21FD48FD45" box="[668,694,648,752]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- 1 4</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD5BFD21FCEAFD45" box="[763,788,648,752]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- - 1</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFCFBFD21FC6CFD45" box="[859,914,648,752]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- - 1</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFC61FD21FC25FD45" box="[961,987,648,752]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- - 2</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB81FD21FB9DFD45" box="[1057,1123,648,752]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- - 1</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBCAFD21FB2EFD45" box="[1130,1232,648,752]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- - -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB41FD21FAE6FD45" box="[1249,1304,648,752]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">25.4 25.3 27.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="859734E08B5B004CFF3FFCADFAE6FCD9" box="[159,1304,772,876]" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFF3FFCADFEF5FCD9" box="[159,267,772,876]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFCADFEFCFCAC" authorityName="Gill &amp; Allen" authorityYear="2004" box="[159,258,772,793]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tonozukai">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FF3FFCADFEFCFCAC" box="[159,258,772,793]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">tonozukai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFEDCFCADFD6BFCD9" box="[380,661,772,876]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- 1 1 Circumpeduncular scales 16 17 18</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD3CFCADFD48FCD9" box="[668,694,772,876]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">1 19</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD5BFCADFCEAFCD9" box="[763,788,772,876]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- 20</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFCFBFCADFC6CFCD9" box="[859,914,772,876]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- mean</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFC61FCADFC25FCD9" box="[961,987,772,876]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">-</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB81FCADFB9DFCD9" box="[1057,1123,772,876]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- Lower 12</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBCAFCADFB2EFCD9" box="[1130,1232,772,876]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- gill rakers 13</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB41FCADFAE6FCD9" box="[1249,1304,772,876]" gridcol="8" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">26.0 mean</td>
</tr>
<tr id="859734E08B5B004CFF3FFC29FAE6FC5D" box="[159,1304,896,1000]" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFF3FFC29FEF5FC5D" box="[159,267,896,1000]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FF3FFC29FF25FC5D" box="[159,243,896,1000]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFC29FF0DFC20" authorityName="Gill &amp; Allen &amp; Erdmann" authorityYear="2017" box="[159,243,896,917]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stellatus">stellatus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFC03FF37FC0A" authorityName="Allen, Gill &amp; Erdmann" authorityYear="2008" box="[159,201,938,959]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jace">jace</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFC7AFF25FC5D" authorityName="Gill &amp; Randall" authorityYear="1998" box="[159,219,979,1000]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">pictus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFEDCFC29FD6BFC5D" box="[380,661,896,1000]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">6 - - - - 1 - - -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD3CFC29FD48FC5D" box="[668,694,896,1000]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- 1 -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD5BFC29FCEAFC5D" box="[763,788,896,1000]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- 1 2</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFCFBFC29FC6CFC5D" box="[859,914,896,1000]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">16.0 19.0 20.0</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB81FC29FB9DFC5D" box="[1057,1123,896,1000]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">5 - 2</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBCAFC29FB2EFC5D" box="[1130,1232,896,1000]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">1 3 -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB41FC29FAE6FC5D" box="[1249,1304,896,1000]" gridcol="8" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">12.2 13.0 12.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="859734E08B5B004CFF3FFC55FAE6FB8E" box="[159,1304,1020,1083]" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFF3FFC55FEF5FB8E" box="[159,267,1020,1083]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FF3FFC55FEFCFB8F" box="[159,267,1020,1082]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFC55FEF5FBA4" authorityName="Gill &amp; Woodland" authorityYear="1992" box="[159,267,1020,1041]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">reticulatus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FF3FFB8CFEFCFB8F" authorityName="Gill &amp; Allen" authorityYear="2004" box="[159,258,1061,1082]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tonozukai">tonozukai</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFEDCFC55FD6BFB8E" box="[380,661,1020,1083]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">12 - - 2 - -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD3CFC55FD48FB8E" box="[668,694,1020,1083]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD5BFC55FCEAFB8E" box="[763,788,1020,1083]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">- -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFCFBFC55FC6CFB8E" box="[859,914,1020,1083]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">16.0 16.0</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB81FC55FB9DFB8E" box="[1057,1123,1020,1083]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">8 2</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBCAFC55FB2EFB8E" box="[1130,1232,1020,1083]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">4 -</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB41FC55FAE6FB8E" box="[1249,1304,1020,1083]" gridcol="8" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">12.3 12.0</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<caption id="6FD8662A8B5BFFB5FF37FBD5FD59FB06" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<paragraph id="3B1836A28B5BFFB5FF37FBD5FD59FB06" blockId="6.[151,1436,1147,1203]" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FF37FBD5FEF2FB26" bold="true" box="[151,268,1148,1171]" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Comparison of selected morphometric characters of members of the
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FBB1FBD2FAD1FB26" authorityName="Gill &amp; Woodland" authorityYear="1992" box="[1041,1327,1147,1171]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FBB1FBD2FAD1FB26" box="[1041,1327,1147,1171]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">Pseudochromis reticulatus</emphasis>
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complex, expressed as percentages of standard length (SL).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="3B1836A28B5BFFB5FDF4FB66FA9EF8A9" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<table id="49A7C4028B5B004CFF3FFB66FA84F8A9" box="[159,1402,1231,1820]" gridcols="6" gridrows="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<tr id="859734E08B5B004CFF3FFB66FA84FB51" box="[159,1402,1231,1252]" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFDF4FB66FD2AFB51" box="[596,724,1231,1252]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FDF4FB66FD3CFB51" authorityName="Gill &amp; Allen &amp; Erdmann" authorityYear="2017" box="[596,706,1231,1252]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stellatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FDF4FB66FD3CFB51" box="[596,706,1231,1252]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">P. stellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD5BFB66FC85FB51" box="[763,891,1231,1252]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FD5CFB66FCC0FB51" authorityName="Allen, Gill &amp; Erdmann" authorityYear="2008" box="[764,830,1231,1252]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jace">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FD5CFB66FCC0FB51" box="[764,830,1231,1252]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">P. jace</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFC03FB66FBDCFB51" box="[931,1058,1231,1252]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FC03FB66FC06FB51" authorityName="Gill &amp; Randall" authorityYear="1998" box="[931,1016,1231,1252]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FC03FB66FC06FB51" box="[931,1016,1231,1252]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">P. pictus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBE9FB66FB30FB51" box="[1097,1230,1231,1252]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FBE9FB66FB30FB51" authorityName="Gill &amp; Woodland" authorityYear="1992" box="[1097,1230,1231,1252]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FBE9FB66FB30FB51" box="[1097,1230,1231,1252]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">P. reticulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB5AFB66FA84FB51" box="[1274,1402,1231,1252]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<taxonomicName id="FCA74D218B5BFFB5FB5AFB66FA88FB51" authorityName="Gill &amp; Allen" authorityYear="2004" box="[1274,1398,1231,1252]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pseudochromidae" genus="Pseudochromis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="339" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tonozukai">
<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5BFFB5FB5AFB66FA88FB51" box="[1274,1398,1231,1252]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">P. tonozukai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="859734E08B5B004CFF3FFB51FA84FAD5" box="[159,1402,1272,1376]" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFF3FFB51FDC0FAD5" box="[159,574,1272,1376]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">Number of specimens: SL (mm) Head length Bony interorbital width</th>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFDF4FB51FD2AFAD5" box="[596,724,1272,1376]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">6: 25.547.0 27.228.6 4.14.5</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD5BFB51FC85FAD5" box="[763,891,1272,1376]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">3: 37.962.5 24.628.0 4.24.5</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFC03FB51FBDCFAD5" box="[931,1058,1272,1376]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">2: 50.366.5 22.725.2 4.24.4</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBE9FB51FB30FAD5" box="[1097,1230,1272,1376]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">7: 36.055.6 23.125.4 3.64.0</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB5AFB51FA84FAD5" box="[1274,1402,1272,1376]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">2: 62.665.9 23.624.4 3.84.6</td>
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<tr id="859734E08B5B004CFF3FFADDFA84FA69" box="[159,1402,1396,1500]" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFF3FFADDFDC0FA69" box="[159,574,1396,1500]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">Dorsal-fin origin to pelvic-fin origin Middle dorsal-fin ray to anal-fin origin Dorsal-fin origin to middle dorsal-fin ray</th>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFDF4FADDFD2AFA69" box="[596,724,1396,1500]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">31.833.5 28.130.2 32.935.1</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD5BFADDFC85FA69" box="[763,891,1396,1500]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">29.130.9 28.128.8 35.736.9</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFC03FADDFBDCFA69" box="[931,1058,1396,1500]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">30.531.2 28.930.9 38.038.5</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBE9FADDFB30FA69" box="[1097,1230,1396,1500]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">25.627.8 24.227.4 34.337.4</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB5AFADDFA84FA69" box="[1274,1402,1396,1500]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">27.628.2 24.425.0 32.334.6</td>
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<tr id="859734E08B5B004CFF3FFA59FA84F915" box="[159,1402,1520,1696]" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFF3FFA59FDC0F915" box="[159,574,1520,1696]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">Anal-fin origin to dorsal-fin termination Dorsal-fin termination to anal-fin termination Anal-fin base length Fourth last segmented dorsal-fin ray</th>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFDF4FA59FD2AF915" box="[596,724,1520,1696]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">34.037.6 16.017.8 25.429.3 16.519.8</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD5BFA59FC85F915" box="[763,891,1520,1696]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">34.936.4 16.317.3 26.428.1 17.718.9</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFC03FA59FBDCF915" box="[931,1058,1520,1696]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">37.138.0 16.718.1 28.929.4 19.823.9</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBE9FA59FB30F915" box="[1097,1230,1520,1696]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">32.834.9 14.716.2 25.027.5 17.519.5</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB5AFA59FA84F915" box="[1274,1402,1520,1696]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">33.834.8 14.514.7 27.528.4 16.818.5</td>
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<tr id="859734E08B5B004CFF3FF91DFA84F8A9" box="[159,1402,1716,1820]" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">
<th id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFF3FF91DFDC0F8A9" box="[159,574,1716,1820]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">Fourth last segmented anal-fin ray Second pelvic-fin ray Caudal-fin length</th>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFDF4F91DFD2AF8A9" box="[596,724,1716,1820]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">14.517.2 20.826.3 27.836.7</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFD5BF91DFC85F8A9" box="[763,891,1716,1820]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">16.917.4 21.925.0 32.237.4</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFC03F91DFBDCF8A9" box="[931,1058,1716,1820]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">17.920.3 27.432.0 37.941.2</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFBE9F91DFB30F8A9" box="[1097,1230,1716,1820]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">15.217.4 22.629.2 29.451.1</td>
<td id="C6465D9C8B5B004CFB5AF91DFA84F8A9" box="[1274,1402,1716,1820]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="339">15.817.4 29.330.7 29.234.7</td>
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<emphasis id="09D3EAB08B5AFFB4FF67FEADFEB0FEA8" bold="true" box="[199,334,260,285]" pageId="7" pageNumber="340">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet is from the Latin, meaning starry or starred, and alludes to the yellow spots on the upper part of the body. The name was selected by high school students as part of a science activity in the Macleay Museum.
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