Chlidichthys_cacatuoides

<i>Chlidichthys cacatuoides</i>

Chlidichthys cacatuoides

Species of fish

Chlidichthys cacatuoides, the cockatoo dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.[1]

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Description

Chlidichthys cacatuoides is a small-sized fish which grows up to 3.7 cm (1.5 in).[2]

Distribution and habitat

Chlidichthys cacatuoides is found in the Indian Ocean from Oman including the Socotra Archipelago.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Chlidichthys cacatuoides" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


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