Lubbockichthys tanakai

Lubbockichthys tanakai is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.

Description

Lubbockichthys tanakai is a small-sized fish which grows up to .

Distribution and habitat

Lubbockichthys tanakai is found throughout the Northwest Pacific. From the Ryukyu Islands throughout Japan, into the Philippines and Indonesia.

Etymology

The Dottyback was named in honor of Hiroyuki Tanaka, who provided color slides and a paratype of the species. As an aquarist, he was first to point out this species.

References

• Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2003. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003.