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Chlidichthys

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Chlidichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudoplesiopinae
Genus: Chlidichthys
J.L.B. Smith, 1953
Type species
Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri
J.L.B. Smith, 1953[1]

Chlidichthys is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the western and central Indian Ocean, it is part of the subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae which in turn is a constituent subfamily of the dottyback family, the Pseudochromidae. Within the Pseudoplesiopinae, Chlidichthys is regarded as a sister taxon to Pectinochromis.[2]

Species

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The following species are classified in the genus Chlidichthys:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Chlidichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ Anthony C. Gill & Alasdair J. Edwards (2004). "Revision of the Indian Ocean Dottyback Fish Genera Chlidichthys and Pectinochromis (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae)". Smithiana Bulletin. 3: 1–47. ISSN 1684-4130.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chlidichthys". FishBase. June 2018 version.