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The dottybacks are a family, Pseudochromidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. Around 100 species belong to this family. They are found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific, where they inhabit coral reefs. They are brightly coloured fish, often showing striking sexual dimorphism. They are generally small, mostly less than in length, and some less than . They are distinguished from other families by the presence of three or less spines in the dorsal fin and an incomplete lateral line organ. ==Genera== Family Pseudochromidae * Subfamily Anisochrominae * * ''Anisochromis'' * Subfamily Congrogadinae - eel blennies * *''Blennodesmus'' * *''Congrogadus'' * *''Halidesmus'' * *''Halimuraena'' * *''Halimuraenoides'' * *''Haliophis'' * *''Natalichthys'' * *''Rusichthys'' * Subfamily Pseudochrominae * *''Assiculoides'' * *''Assiculus'' * *''Cypho'' * *''Labracinus'' * *''Manonichthys'' * *''Ogilbyina'' * *''Oxycercichthys'' * *''Pholidochromis'' * *''Pictichromis'' * *''Pseudochromis'' * Subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae * *''Amsichthys'' * *''Chlidichthys'' * *''Lubbockichthys'' * *''Pectinochromis'' * *''Pseudoplesiops'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dottyback」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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