Biology:Chlidichthys smithae

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Chlidichthys smithae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Chlidichthys
Species:
C. smithae
Binomial name
Chlidichthys smithae
Lubbock, 1977

Chlidichthys smithae is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.

Description

Chlidichthys smithae is a small-sized fish which grows up to 3.4 cm (1.3 in).[1]

Distribution and habitat

Chlidichthys smithae is found near Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.[1]

Etymology

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. Smith helped collect the type specimen.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Chlidichthys smithae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. "Series OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/pseudochromidae/. 
  • 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.


Wikidata ☰ Q2857597 entry