Chlidichthys cacatuoides Gill & Randall, 1994
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chlidichthys cacatuoides Gill & Randall, 1994
- Name authority
- Gill & Randall, 1994
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pseudochromidae
- Genus
- Chlidichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPseudochromidae Müller & Troschel, 1849
- subfamilyPseudoplesiopinae Bleeker, 1875
- genusChlidichthys Smith, 1953
- speciesChlidichthys cacatuoides Gill & Randall, 1994
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chlidichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chlidichthys bibulus (Smith, 1954) | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlidichthys pembae Smith, 1954 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlidichthys chagosensis Gill & Edwards, 2004 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlidichthys randalli Lubbock, 1977 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlidichthys clibanarius Gill & Edwards, 2004 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlidichthys rubiceps Lubbock, 1975 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlidichthys abruptus Lubbock, 1977 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri Smith, 1953 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlidichthys auratus Lubbock, 1975 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlidichthys inornatus Lubbock, 1976 | PseudochromidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gill, A. C., & Randall, J. E. (1994). Chlidichthys cacatuoides, a new species of pseudoplesiopine dottyback from southern Oman, with a diagnosis of the genus Chlidichthys Smith, and a new record of Pseudochromis punctatus Kotthaus from Oman (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Rev. Fr. Aquariol., 21. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Y96V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.