Chlidichthys Explained

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.^[1]

Species

The following species are classified in the genus Chlidichthys:

• Chlidichthys abruptus Lubbock, 1977 (St Brandon's dottyback)
• Chlidichthys auratus Lubbock, 1975 (Golden dottyback)
• Chlidichthys bibulus (J.L.B. Smith, 1954) (Nosey dottyback)
• Chlidichthys cacatuoides A.C. Gill & Randall, 1994 (Cockatoo dottyback)
• Chlidichthys chagosensis A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004 (Chagos dottyback)
• Chlidichthys clibanarius A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004 (Chainmail dottyback)
• Chlidichthys foudioides A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004 (Fody dottyback)
• Chlidichthys inornatus Lubbock, 1976
• Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri J.L.B. Smith, 1953 (Cerise dottyback)
• Chlidichthys pembae J.L.B. Smith, 1954
• Chlidichthys randalli Lubbock, 1977
• Chlidichthys rubiceps Lubbock, 1975
• Chlidichthys smithae Lubbock, 1977

Notes and References

1. Anthony C. Gill . Alasdair J. Edwards . amp . 2004 . Revision of the Indian Ocean Dottyback Fish Genera Chlidichthys and Pectinochromis (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae) . Smithiana Bulletin . 1684-4130 . 3 . 1–47.