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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pseudochromidae Dottybacks
Subfamily: Congrogadinae
Genus: Halidesmus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Halidesmus coccus Winterbottom & Randall, 1994

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Halidesmus coccus
[Rooster snakelet]
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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Halidesmus polytretus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Halidesmus scapularis Günther, 1872

Photo by SFSA
 
Halidesmus scapularis
[Snakelet]

Photo by Gill, A.C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.0 cm SL
Halidesmus socotraensis Gill & Zajonz, 2003

Photo by Gill, A.C.
 
Halidesmus socotraensis
[Socotran snakelet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
Halidesmus thomaseni (Nielsen, 1961)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Halidesmus thomaseni
[Thomasen's snakelet]
5 Species of Family Pseudochromidae with Genus Halidesmus
(Dottybacks)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1994 Halidesmus coccus Rooster snakelet Western Indian Ocean 8.9 TL
1982 Halidesmus polytretus Western Indian Ocean 5.7 SL
1872 Halidesmus scapularis Snakelet Southeast Atlantic 20 TL
2003 Halidesmus socotraensis Socotran snakelet Western Indian Ocean 7.0 SL
1961 Halidesmus thomaseni Thomasen's snakelet Indian Ocean 13.2 SL



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