Chlidichthys randalli explained

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

Description

Chlidichthys randalli is a small-sized fish which grows up to .

Distribution and habitat

Chlidichthys randalli is found near Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of John E. Randall (1924-2020) of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, who provided the specimens for this species.^[1]

References

• Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993. Annotated checklist of the epipelagic and shore fishes of the Maldives Islands. Ichthyol. Bull. of the J.L.B. Smith Inst. of Ichthyol. (59):1-47.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Series OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE . 31 January 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 8 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108171554/http://www.etyfish.org/pseudochromidae/ . dead .