Pictichromis porphyrea (Lubbock & Goldman, 1974) is a animal in the Pseudochromidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pictichromis porphyrea (Lubbock & Goldman, 1974)
Pictichromis porphyrea, the magenta dottyback, is a 6cm western Pacific dottyback that sometimes enters the aquarium trade.
Pictichromis porphyrea, commonly known as the magenta dottyback, is a species of fish in the dottyback family. This fish is native to the western Pacific Ocean. Its geographic range extends from the Philippines to Samoa, reaching north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to the Moluccas and Admiralty Islands. The magenta dottyback occasionally enters the aquarium trade. The maximum length this species grows to is 6 centimeters, or 2.4 inches.
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Cypho purpurascens (De Vis, 1884)
Manonichthys splendens (Fowler, 1931)
Labracinus cyclophthalmus (Müller & Troschel, 1849)
Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel, 1849
Congrogadus subducens (Richardson, 1843)
Pseudochromis fridmani Klausewitz, 1968
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