| Chlidichthys abruptus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Chlidichthys |
| Species: | C. abruptus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlidichthys abruptus Lubbock, 1977 | |
Chlidichthys abruptus, or St Brandon's dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Chlidichthys abruptus is a small-sized fish which grows up to 4.7 cm (1.9 in). [1]
Chlidichthys abruptus is endemic to an archipelago called the Cargados Carajos Shoals in the Indian Ocean. [1]
The dottybacks are a family, Pseudochromidae, of fishes which were formerly classified in the order Perciformes, but this has been revised and the family is regarded as of uncertain affinities, or incertae sedis within the Ovalentaria, a clade within the Percomorpha. Around 152 species belong to this family.
Pseudochromis is a genus of fish in the family Pseudochromidae found in Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Chlidichthys inornatus is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Manonichthys 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 eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Many of the species of Manonichthys live within the bodies of large sponges, the genus name references the Greek word for a kind of sponge, manon, in combination with the Greek word for "fish", ichthys.
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.
Chlidichthys auratus, the golden dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Chlidichthys randalli is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Chlidichthys smithae is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Chlidichthys bibulus, the nosey dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Chlidichthys pembae is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri, the cerise dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Chlidichthys cacatuoides, the cockatoo dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Chlidichthys chagosensis, the Chagos dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Chlidichthys clibanarius, the chainmail dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Chlidichthys foudioides, the Fody dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Pseudochromis aureolineatus, the gold-lined dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Comores and Indonesia in the Indian Ocean, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 7.1 cm (2.8 in).
Pseudochromis kristinae, the lip-stick dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Western Indian Ocean: along East Africa, around the island of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in).
Pseudochromis melanurus, the black-tail dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from Tonga and Fiji in the Pacific Ocean, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 4.0 cm (1.6 in).
Pseudochromis tonozukai the Spot-stripe dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Eastern Indian Ocean around Indonesia, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).
Pseudochromis chrysospilus, the gold-spotted dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Indian Ocean around the Socotra Archipelago, which is a member of the family Pseudochromidae. This species reaches a length of 5.6 cm (2.2 in).
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