Chlidichthys foudioides, Fody dottyback

Chlidichthys foudioides Gill & Edwards, 2004

Fody dottyback
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudoplesiopinae
Etymology: Chlidichthys: Greek, chlidos, -eos, ous = collar, bracelet, adornment + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); foudioides: Named for the predominantly red- or yellow-headed Mascarene weaver bird genus Foudias (fodies) and the Greek stem 'oides' alluding to the red markings on the head (Ref. 57771).
More on authors: Gill & Edwards.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 18 - 20 m (Ref. 57771). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: known only from Rodriguez.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57771)

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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 23; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Dorsal fin rays usually II, 22; anal fin rays usually III, 13; predorsal scales extending to point ranging from vertical through anterior supraotic pores to just short of anterior interorbital pores; lateral scale series 44-50; ctenoid scales beginning at 2-5 transverse scale rows behind gill opening; and caudal fin length 21.0-23.8 % SL (Ref. 57771).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected from coral reefs (Ref. 57771).

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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. (Ref. 57771)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 July 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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