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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pseudochromidae Dottybacks
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Pictichromis

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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Pictichromis aurifrons (Lubbock, 1980)

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Pictichromis aurifrons
[Gold-browed dottyback]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Pictichromis caitlinae Allen, Gill & Erdmann, 2008

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Pictichromis caitlinae
[Cenderawasih dottyback]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
Pictichromis coralensis Gill, 2004

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Pictichromis coralensis
[Bicoloured dottyback]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.2 cm TL
Pictichromis diadema (Lubbock & Randall, 1978)

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Pictichromis diadema
[Diadem dottyback]

Photo by Großkopf, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
Pictichromis dinar Randall & Schultz, 2009

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Pictichromis dinar
[Dottyback]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
Pictichromis ephippiata (Gill, Pyle & Earle, 1996)

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Pictichromis ephippiata
[Saddled dottyback]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Pictichromis paccagnellorum (Axelrod, 1973)

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Pictichromis paccagnellorum
[Royal dottyback]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Pictichromis porphyrea (Lubbock & Goldman, 1974)

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Pictichromis porphyrea
[Magenta dottyback]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pictichromis aurifrons Gold-browed dottyback Western Central Pacific 6.5 SL 1980
Pictichromis caitlinae Cenderawasih dottyback Western Pacific 4.3 SL 2008
Pictichromis coralensis Bicoloured dottyback Southwest Pacific 5.2 SL 2004
Pictichromis diadema Diadem dottyback Western Central Pacific 6.2 TL 1978
Pictichromis dinar Dottyback Western Pacific 4.2 SL 2009
Pictichromis ephippiata Saddled dottyback Western Pacific 4.0 SL 1996
Pictichromis paccagnellorum Royal dottyback Western Pacific 7 TL 1973
Pictichromis porphyrea Magenta dottyback Western Pacific 6 TL 1974



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