Chainmail dottyback (Chlidichthys clibanarius)

Scientific name: Chlidichthys clibanarius Gill & Edwards, 2004

Chainmail dottyback (Chlidichthys clibanarius)

The Chainmail dottyback (Chlidichthys clibanarius) is a marine fish of the family Pseudochromidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, known only from the Comoros, Aldabra (Seychelles), and northern Madagascar.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-24; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Dorsal fin rays II, 22-24 (usually II, 23); anal fin rays III, 13-14 (usually III, 14); pectoral fin rays 16-18 (usually 17-18); predorsal scales 12-17, extending to interorbital commissure; ctenoid scales beginning at 1-3 transverse scale rows behind gill opening; and circumpeduncle scales 20-23, usually 20. It also has distinctive live and preserved coloration: head and body pale brown to brown (in life, pale green to olive or bright green, with yellow to bright orange or bright red stripes on head and front of body, and snout and anteroventral part of head reddish grey to bright red), with bases of scales edged with dark brown (dark olive-grey in life), giving reticulate pattern; dorsal and anal fins dark brown to dark grey basally (bluish grey to olive in life), greyish to brownish hyaline distally; scaly sheath of caudal fin similar to body coloration, edged posterior

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chlidichthys clibanarius
Family
Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.2
Depth range
0–18 m (0–59 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 18 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Comoros, Aldabra (Seychelles), and northern Madagascar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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