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Chlidichthys
''Chlidichthys'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the western and central Indian Ocean, it is part of the subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae which in turn is a constituent subfamily of the dottyback family, the Pseudochromidae. Within the Pseudoplesiopinae, ''Chlidichthys'' is regarded as a sister taxon to ''Pectinochromis''. Species The following species are classified in the genus ''Chlidichthys'': * '' Chlidichthys abruptus'' Lubbock, 1977 (St Brandon's dottyback) * ''Chlidichthys auratus'' Lubbock, 1975 (Golden dottyback) * '' Chlidichthys bibulus'' (J.L.B. Smith, 1954) (Nosey dottyback) * '' Chlidichthys cacatuoides'' A.C. Gill & Randall, 1994 (Cockatoo dottyback) * '' Chlidichthys chagosensis'' A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004 (Chagos dottyback) * '' Chlidichthys clibanarius'' A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004 (Chainmail dottyback) * '' Chlidichthys foudioides'' A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004 (Fody dottyback) * '' Chlidichthys inornatus'' Lubbock, 1976 * '' Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri'' J. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Inornatus
''Chlidichthys inornatus'' is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae. Description ''Chlidichthys inornatus'' is a small sized fish which grows up to . Its body has an elongate appearance gently compressed laterally and with prominent eyes. Its body and fins coloration are going from bright yellow to soft grey. Distribution & habitat ''Chlidichthys inornatus'' is endemic from Sri Lanka, Chagos and Maldives archipelagos in the Indian Ocean. Biology ''Chlidichthys inornatus'' lives in couple always nearby a shelter on the reef in shallow water. Its diet is carnivorous A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements derive from animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other sof ... and composed of small invertebrates and also small fish. References *Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993. Annotated checklist of the epipelagic and sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Cacatuoides
''Chlidichthys cacatuoides'', the cockatoo dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.Gill, A.C. and J.E. Randall, 1994. Chlidichthys cacatuoides, a new species of pseudoplesiopine dottyback from southern Oman, with a diagnosis of the genus Chlidichthys Smith, and a new record of Pseudochromis punctatus Kotthaus from Oman (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 21(1-2):11-18. Description ''Chlidichthys cacatuoides'' is a small-sized fish which grows up to . Distribution and habitat ''Chlidichthys cacatuoides'' is found in the Indian Ocean from Oman including the Socotra Archipelago. References Pseudoplesiopinae Taxa named by Anthony C. Gill Taxa named by John Ernest Randall Fish described in 1994 {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Chagosensis
''Chlidichthys chagosensis'', the Chagos dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.Gill, A.C. and A.J. Edwards, 2004. Revision of the Indian Ocean dottyback fish genera Chlidichthys and Pectinochromis (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae). Smithiana Bull. 3:1-52. Description ''Chlidichthys chagosensis'' is a small-sized fish which grows up to . Distribution and habitat ''Chlidichthys chagosensis'' is found only in the Western Indian Ocean from the Chagos Archipelago. References Pseudoplesiopinae Taxa named by Anthony C. Gill Taxa named by Alasdair James Edwards Fish described in 2004 {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Foudioides
''Chlidichthys foudioides'', the Fody dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.Gill, A.C. and A.J. Edwards, 2004. Revision of the Indian Ocean dottyback fish genera Chlidichthys and Pectinochromis (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae). Smithiana Bull. 3:1-52. Description ''Chlidichthys foudioides'' is a small-sized fish which grows up to . Distribution and habitat ''Chlidichthys foudioides'' is found only in Rodrigues Rodrigues (french: Île Rodrigues, link=yes ; Creole: ) is a autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands, which include Mauritius and Réunion. Rodr ... Island in the Western Indian Ocean. References Pseudoplesiopinae Taxa named by Anthony C. Gill Taxa named by Alasdair James Edwards Fish described in 2004 {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Abruptus
''Chlidichthys abruptus'', or St Brandon's dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae. Description ''Chlidichthys abruptus'' is a small-sized fish which grows up to . Distribution and habitat ''Chlidichthys abruptus'' is endemic to an archipelago called the Cargados Carajos Shoals in the Indian Ocean. References *Gill, A.C. and A.J. Edwards, 2004. Revision of the Indian Ocean dottyback fish genera Chlidichthys and Pectinochromis (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae). Smithiana Bull. 3:1-52. Pseudoplesiopinae Taxa named by Roger Lubbock Fish described in 1977 {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Clibanarius
''Chlidichthys clibanarius'', the chainmail dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.Gill, A.C. and A.J. Edwards, 2004. Revision of the Indian Ocean dottyback fish genera Chlidichthys and Pectinochromis (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae). Smithiana Bull. 3:1-52. Description ''Chlidichthys clibanarius'' is a small-sized fish which grows up to . Distribution and habitat ''Chlidichthys clibanarius'' is found only in the Western Indian Ocean from the from the Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ..., Aldabra in the Seychelles, and in northern Madagascar. References Pseudoplesiopinae Taxa named by Anthony C. Gill Taxa named by Alasdair James Edwards Fish described in 2004 {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Rubiceps
''Chlidichthys rubiceps'' is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae. Description ''Chlidichthys rubiceps'' is a small-sized fish which grows up to approximately . Distribution and habitat ''Chlidichthys rubiceps'' is found in the Red Sea. References *Goren, M. and M. Dor, 1994. An updated checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea (CLOFRES II). The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem, Israel. 120 p. Pseudoplesiopinae Taxa named by Roger Lubbock Fish described in 1975 {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Randalli
''Chlidichthys randalli'' is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae. Description ''Chlidichthys randalli'' is a small-sized fish which grows up to . Distribution and habitat ''Chlidichthys randalli'' is found near Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Etmyology The fish is named in honor of John E. Randall (1924-2020) of the Bishop Museum The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaii State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. Founded in 1889, it is the lar ... in Honolulu, who provided the specimens for this species. References *Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993. Annotated checklist of the epipelagic and shore fishes of the Maldives Islands. Ichthyol. Bull. of the J.L.B. Smith Inst. of Ichthyol. (59):1-47. Pseudoplesiopinae Taxa named by Roger Lubbock Fish described in 1977 {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Pembae
''Chlidichthys pembae'' is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae. Description ''Chlidichthys pembae'' is a small-sized fish which grows up to . Distribution and habitat ''Chlidichthys pembae'' is found in the Indian Ocean from Tanzania to South Africa including Ibo Mozambique, the Comoro Islands, and Sodwana Bay, in the Natal of South Africa. References *Heemstra, P.C., 1995. Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v-xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Pseudoplesiopinae Taxa named by J. L. B. Smith Fish described in 1954 {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Johnvoelckeri
''Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri'', the cerise dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae. Description ''Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri'' is a small-sized fish which grows up to . Distribution and habitat ''Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri'' is found in the Western part of the Indian Ocean, from Tanzania and Mozambique to the Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It .... Etymology In 1954 the fish was named by Smith in honor of John Voelcker (1898-1968), a prominent amateur ornithologist in Johannesburg, South Africa. References *Smith, M.M., 1986. Pseudochromidae. p. 539-541. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Pseudoplesiopinae Taxa named by J. L. B. Smith Fish described in 1954 {{Rayfinne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Smithae
''Chlidichthys smithae'' is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae. Description ''Chlidichthys smithae'' is a small-sized fish which grows up to . Distribution and habitat ''Chlidichthys smithae'' is found near Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Etmyology The fish is named in honor of Margaret Mary Smith (1916-1987), who was the first director of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology which is now the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity The South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), is involved in research, education and in applications of its knowledge and research to African fish fauna, for either economic or conservation benefit. The institute originally estab .... Smith helped collect the type specimen. References *Fricke, R., 1999. Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez): an annotated checklist, with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, Theses Zoologicae, Vol. 31:759 p. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlidichthys Bibulus
''Chlidichthys bibulus'', the nosey dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae. Description ''Chlidichthys bibulus'' is a small-sized fish which grows up to . Distribution and habitat ''Chlidichthys bibulus'' is found in the Indian Ocean from Kenya to Mozambique, to Aldabra Island and including the Socotra Archipelago. References *Smith, M.M., 1986. Pseudochromidae. p. 539-541. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Pseudoplesiopinae Taxa named by J. L. B. Smith Fish described in 1954 {{Rayfinned-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |