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Chlidichthys abruptus

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Species of fish

Chlidichthys abruptus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Chlidichthys
Species: C. abruptus
Binomial name
Chlidichthys abruptus
Lubbock, 1977

Chlidichthys abruptus, or St Brandon's dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.

Description

Chlidichthys abruptus is a small-sized fish which grows up to 4.7 cm (1.9 in).

Distribution and habitat

Chlidichthys abruptus is endemic to an archipelago called the Cargados Carajos Shoals in the Indian Ocean.

References

  1. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Chlidichthys abruptus


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