Chlidichthys abruptus
Appearance
Chlidichthys abruptus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Pseudochromidae |
Genus: | Chlidichthys |
Species: | C. abruptus
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Binomial name | |
Chlidichthys abruptus Lubbock, 1977
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Chlidichthys abruptus, or St Brandon's dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Description
[edit]Chlidichthys abruptus is a small-sized fish which grows up to 4.7 cm (1.9 in).[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Chlidichthys abruptus is endemic to an archipelago called the Cargados Carajos Shoals in the Indian Ocean.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chlidichthys abruptus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Gill, A.C. and A.J. Edwards, 2004. Revision of the Indian Ocean dottyback fish genera Chlidichthys and Pectinochromis (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae). Smithiana Bull. 3:1-52.