Chlidichthys smithae

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

Description

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

Distribution and habitat

Chlidichthys smithae is found near Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Margaret Mary Smith (1916-1987), who was the first director of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology which is now the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. Smith helped collect the type specimen.

References

• Fricke, R., 1999. Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez): an annotated checklist, with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, Theses Zoologicae, Vol. 31:759 p.