Chlidichthys cacatuoides

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Chlidichthys cacatuoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Chlidichthys
Species:
C. cacatuoides
Binomial name
Chlidichthys cacatuoides

Chlidichthys cacatuoides, the cockatoo dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae. [2]

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Description

Chlidichthys cacatuoides is a small-sized fish which grows up to 3.7 cm (1.5 in). [3]

Distribution and habitat

Chlidichthys cacatuoides is found in the Indian Ocean from Oman including the Socotra Archipelago. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Al Abdali, F.S.H.; Al Buwaiqi, B.; Ambuali, A.; Borsa, P.; Carpenter, K.E.; Russell, B.; Govender, A. (2019). "Chlidichthys cacatuoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T123482213A123495017. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T123482213A123495017.en . Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chlidichthys cacatuoides". FishBase . February 2015 version.


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