Pectinochromis

Pectinochromis is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish from the subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae in the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks. The only species in the genus is Pectinochromis lubbocki, a small reef living dottyback from the Red Sea.^[2] This genus is the sister taxon to the genus Chlidichthys.^[3] The specific name honours the Cambridge University ichthyologist Roger Lubbock (1951–1981), in recognition of his work on the taxonomy of the subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae.^[4]

Pectinochromis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pseudochromidae
Subfamily:	Pseudoplesiopinae
Genus:	Pectinochromis A.C. Gill & A.J. Edwards, 1999[1]
Species:	P. lubbocki
Binomial name
Pectinochromis lubbocki Allen, 1987
Synonyms[2]
Pseudoplesiops lubbocki A.J. Edwards & Randall, 1983