Chlidichthys bibulus, Nosey dottyback

Chlidichthys bibulus (Smith, 1954)

Nosey 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).
More on author: Smith.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 11 m (Ref. 88695). Tropical; 3°S -

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Western Indian Ocean: Kenya to Mozambique, Aldabra I. and Socotra Archipelago.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5471)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found among corals and seagrasses (Ref. 9710); and around a large boulder in a macroalgae dominated biotope, mixed with large sponges and sparse encrusting hard corals on rock platform (Ref. 88695).

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Smith, M.M., 1986. Pseudochromidae. p. 539-541. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5471)

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

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 July 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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