Scientific Name
Chlidichthys foudioides
Common Name
Fody dottyback
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 2;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 22-23;
Anal
spines: 2 - 3;
Anal
soft rays: 12 - 14. Dorsal fin rays usually II, 22; anal fin rays usually III, 13; predorsal scales extending to point ranging from vertical through anterior supraotic pores to just short of anterior interorbital pores; lateral scale series 44-50; ctenoid scales beginning at 2-5 transverse scale rows behind gill opening; and caudal fin length 21.0-23.8 % SL (Ref. 57771).