Chlidichthys

Chlidichthys is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the western and central Indian Ocean, it is part of the subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae which in turn is a constituent subfamily of the dottyback family, the Pseudochromidae. Within the Pseudoplesiopinae, Chlidichthys is regarded as a sister taxon to Pectinochromis.

Species
The following species are classified in the genus Chlidichthys:


 * Chlidichthys abruptus Lubbock, 1977 (St Brandon's dottyback)
 * Chlidichthys auratus Lubbock, 1975 (Golden dottyback)
 * Chlidichthys bibulus (J.L.B. Smith, 1954) (Nosey dottyback)
 * Chlidichthys cacatuoides A.C. Gill & Randall, 1994 (Cockatoo dottyback)
 * Chlidichthys chagosensis A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004 (Chagos dottyback)
 * Chlidichthys clibanarius A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004 (Chainmail dottyback)
 * Chlidichthys foudioides A.C.Gill & Edwards, 2004 (Fody dottyback)
 * Chlidichthys inornatus Lubbock, 1976
 * Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri J.L.B. Smith, 1953 (Cerise dottyback)
 * Chlidichthys pembae J.L.B. Smith, 1954
 * Chlidichthys randalli Lubbock, 1977
 * Chlidichthys rubiceps Lubbock, 1975
 * Chlidichthys smithae Lubbock, 1977