Scientific Name
Chlidichthys abruptus
Common Name
St Brandon's dottyback
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 2;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 21-22;
Anal
spines: 2 - 3;
Anal
soft rays: 12 - 13. Dorsal-fin rays II, 21-22 (usually II,22); anal-fin rays II-III,12-13 (usually III,13); predorsal scales extending to point ranging from vertical above anterior supraotic to just short of anterior
interorbital pores; lateral scale series 42-48; ctenoid scales beginning at 2-6 transverse scale rows behind gill opening; orbital rim brown (orange to olive in life); and caudal fin 18.5-21.4 % SL (Ref. 57771).