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Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Rachycentridae (cobia)

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Cobia Rachycentron canadumKoabiya

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Names and facts are compiled from FishBase (used as a factual reference), SeaLifeBase, WoRMS, the Marine Research Section’s Fishes of the Maldives (1997) and Anderson, Sattar and Adam, Cetaceans in the Maldives: a review (2012).

Dhivehi names are compiled from published sources. Corrections are welcome.