Biology:Chlidichthys cacatuoides

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Chlidichthys cacatuoides
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Chlidichthys
Species:
C. cacatuoides
Binomial name
Chlidichthys cacatuoides
A.C. Gill & Randall, 1994

Chlidichthys cacatuoides, the cockatoo dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.[1]

Description

Chlidichthys cacatuoides is a small-sized fish which grows up to 3.7 cm (1.5 in).[2]

Distribution and habitat

Chlidichthys cacatuoides is found in the Indian Ocean from Oman including the Socotra Archipelago.[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Chlidichthys cacatuoides" in FishBase. February 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2081895 entry