Chlidichthys randalli
| Chlidichthys randalli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Chlidichthys |
| Species: | C. randalli
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlidichthys randalli Lubbock, 1977
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Chlidichthys randalli is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Description
[edit]Chlidichthys randalli is a small-sized fish which grows up to 3.5 cm (1.4 in).[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Chlidichthys randalli is found near Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.[1]
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chlidichthys randalli". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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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