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Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Blenniiformes (Order) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Pseudochrominae (Subfamily) > Pseudochromis (Genus)

Spot-Tail Dottyback, Spot-Tailed Dottyback, 杰氏拟雀鲷,

Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13-14; Pectoral fin rays: 18-20; Pelvic fin rays: I, 5. Scales in lateral series: 34-41; Anterior lateral line scales: 27-34; Posterior lateral line scales: 4-12 + 0-3; Circumpeduncular scales: 16; Gill rakers : 3-6 + 10-12 = 13-17; Predorsal scales: 14-18; Depth of body: 26.1-30.9 % of SL. Max. length: 5.5 cm TL. Depth range: 1 - 18 m.

Color
Male red color, shading to orange on head, breast and abdomen.
Female purplish grey color; Upper caudal fin base with black spot, broadly edged with white dorsally.

Etymology
Pseudochromis: from Greek, pseudes = false + from Greek, chroemo = to neigh. A name dating to Aristotle, referring to a drum (Sciaenidae) and its ability to make noise; Later applied to this damselfish and subsequently expanded to embrace dottybacks, cichlids and wrasses (all perch-like fishes once thought to be related).
jamesi: in honor of Schultz’ 12-year-old son, James, “who is interested in natural history”.
Original description: Pseudochromis jamesi Schultz, 1943 - Type locality: Reef of Rose Island, American Samoa.

Distribution
Western Pacific: Great Barrier Reef (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands to New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.