Chlidichthys_randalli

<i>Chlidichthys randalli</i>

Chlidichthys randalli

Species of fish

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

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Description

Chlidichthys randalli is a small-sized fish which grows up to 3.5 cm (1.4 in).[1]

Distribution and habitat

Chlidichthys randalli is found near Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Chlidichthys randalli" 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.
  • 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.


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