''Ogilbyina'' is a

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ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

es from the

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Pseudochrominae Pseudochrominae is a subfamily of ray-finned fishes, one of four subfamilies that make up the family Pseudochromidae, the species within the subfamily are commonly called dottybacks. They are small reef-associated marine fish which have an Indo ...

, which is one of four subfamilies in the

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Pseudochromidae. They are found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean. The genus name honours the

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James Douglas Ogilby James Douglas Ogilby (16 February 1853 – 11 August 1925) was an Australian ichthyologist and herpetologist. Ogilby was born in Belfast, Ireland, and was the son of zoologist William Ogilby and his wife Adelaide, née Douglas. He received h ...

(1853-1925) of the Queensland Museum.

Species

There are three species in the genus: * '' Ogilbyina novaehollandiae'' (

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...

, 1879) (Multicolour dottyback) * ''

Ogilbyina queenslandiae ''Ogilbyina'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the subfamily Pseudochrominae, which is one of four subfamilies in the dottyback family Pseudochromidae. They are found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean. The genus name honours the zoologis ...

'' ( Saville-Kent, 1893) (Queensland dottyback) * '' Ogilbyina salvati'' ( Plessis & Fourmanoir, 1966)

References

Pseudochrominae {{Pseudochromidae-stub