sunrise dottyback
Pseudochromis flavivertex Rüppell, 1835
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pseudochromis flavivertex, the sunrise dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Indian Ocean which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.2 -7.5 cm in length as male, and 6.5 cm as a female. It eats various benthic worms and crustaceans.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudochromis flavivertex; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:49:23.503721+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudochromis flavivertex Rüppell, 1835
- Name authority
- Rüppell, 1835
- Common name
- sunrise dottyback
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pseudochromidae
- Genus
- Pseudochromis
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPseudochromidae Müller & Troschel, 1849
- subfamilyPseudochrominae Müller & Troschel, 1849
- genusPseudochromis Rüppell, 1835
- speciesPseudochromis flavivertex Rüppell, 1835
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudochromis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudochromis aldabraensis Bauchot-Boutin, 1958 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudochromis alticaudex Gill, 2004 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudochromis andamanensis Lubbock, 1980 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudochromis aurulentus Gill & Randall, 1998 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudochromis chrysospilus Gill & Zajonz, 2011 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| forktail dottybackPseudochromis dixurus Lubbock, 1975 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudochromis dutoiti Smith, 1955 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudochromis flammicauda Lubbock & Goldman, 1976 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudochromis jace Allen, Gill & Erdmann, 2008 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudochromis kolythrus Gill & Winterbottom, 1993 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudochromis leucorhynchus Lubbock, 1977 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudochromis lugubris Gill & Allen, 2004 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt Am Main, i–ii + 1–148, Pls. 1–33. [1835:1–28, Pls. 1–7; 1836:29–52, Pls. 8–14; 1837:53–80, Pls. 15–21; 1838:81–148, Pls. 22–33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. 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.
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:4NTL8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.