''Chlidichthys'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
es from the western and central Indian Ocean, it is part of the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Pseudoplesiopinae
Pseudoplesiopinae is a subfamily of the Family (biology), family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks, it consists of small species of coral-reef inhabiting fish which are distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Characteristics
Workers have establis ...
which in turn is a constituent subfamily of the
dottyback
The dottybacks are a family, Pseudochromidae, of fishes which were formerly classified in the order Perciformes or considered ''incertae sedis'' percomorphs, but are now considered basal blenniiforms. Around 152 species belong to this family.
...
family
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, the
Pseudochromidae. Within the Pseudoplesiopinae, ''Chlidichthys'' is regarded as a sister taxon to ''
Pectinochromis''.
Species
The following species are classified in the genus ''Chlidichthys'':
* ''
Chlidichthys abruptus''
Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 1977 (St Brandon's dottyback)
* ''
Chlidichthys auratus''
Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 1975 (Golden dottyback)
* ''
Chlidichthys bibulus''
(J.L.B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ext ...
, 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
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 1976
* ''
Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri''
J.L.B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ext ...
, 1953 (Cerise dottyback)
* ''
Chlidichthys pembae''
J.L.B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ext ...
, 1954
* ''
Chlidichthys randalli''
Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 1977
* ''
Chlidichthys rubiceps''
Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 1975
* ''
Chlidichthys smithae''
Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 1977
References
Pseudoplesiopinae
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