Chlidichthys clibanarius

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Chlidichthys clibanarius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Chlidichthys
Species:
C. clibanarius
Binomial name
Chlidichthys clibanarius
A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004

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

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Description

Chlidichthys clibanarius is a small-sized fish which grows up to 4.2 cm (1.7 in). [3]

Distribution and habitat

Chlidichthys clibanarius is found only in the Western Indian Ocean from the Comoros, Aldabra in the Seychelles, and in northern Madagascar. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Borsa, P.; Carpenter, K.E.; Jiddawi, N.; Obota, C.; Yahya, S. (2018). "Chlidichthys clibanarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T123482256A123495027. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T123482256A123495027.en . Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chlidichthys clibanarius". FishBase . February 2015 version.


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