Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri, the cerise dottyback, is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pseudochromidae |
Genus: | Chlidichthys |
Species: | C. johnvoelckeri
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Binomial name | |
Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri J.L.B. Smith, 1954
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Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri is a small-sized fish which grows up to 6.0 cm (2.4 in).[1]
Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri is found in the Western part of the Indian Ocean, from Tanzania and Mozambique to the Comoros.[1]
In 1954 the fish was named by Smith in honor of John Voelcker (1898-1968), a prominent amateur ornithologist in Johannesburg, South Africa.[2]