Chlidichthys_johnvoelckeri

<i>Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri</i>

Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri

Species of fish

Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri, the cerise dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.

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Description

Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri is a small-sized fish which grows up to 6.0 cm (2.4 in).[1]

Distribution and habitat

Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri is found in the Western part of the Indian Ocean, from Tanzania and Mozambique to the Comoros.[1]

Etymology

In 1954 the fish was named by Smith in honor of John Voelcker (1898-1968), a prominent amateur ornithologist in Johannesburg, South Africa.[2]


References

  1. [1]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. [2]
    Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Series OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  • Smith, M.M., 1986. Pseudochromidae. p. 539-541. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.


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