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Pictichromis diadema (Lubbock & Randall, 1978)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Pictichromis diadema (Lubbock & Randall, 1978)
Name authority
(Lubbock & Randall, 1978)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Pseudochromidae
Genus
Pictichromis
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyPseudochromidae Müller & Troschel, 1849
  11. subfamilyPseudochrominae Müller & Troschel, 1849
  12. genusPictichromis Gill, 2004
  13. speciesPictichromis diadema (Lubbock & Randall, 1978)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pictichromis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pictichromis dinar Randall & Schultz, 2009PseudochromidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pictichromis paccagnellae (Axelrod, 1973)PseudochromidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pictichromis aurifrons (Lubbock, 1980)PseudochromidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pictichromis caitlinae Allen, Gill & Erdmann, 2008PseudochromidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pictichromis coralensis Gill, 2004PseudochromidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pictichromis porphyrea (Lubbock & Goldman, 1974)PseudochromidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 139 records assigned to Pseudochromidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Pseudochromis diadema Lubbock & Randall, 1978 Lubbock & Randall, 1978synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=398492 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4HQXS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.