Chlidichthys randalli explained

Chlidichthys randalli is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.

Description

Chlidichthys randalli is a small-sized fish which grows up to .

Distribution and habitat

Chlidichthys randalli is found near Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

Etymology

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.^[1]

References

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Series OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE . 31 January 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 8 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108171554/http://www.etyfish.org/pseudochromidae/ . dead .