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Broom filefish
Amanses scopas
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Broom filefish
- Scientific
- Amanses scopas
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 20 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 18 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A brown filefish with up to 12 narrow dark crossbars and a dark tail; males have a brush of bristles on the tail base. It reaches about 20 cm and feeds on coral polyps in rich coral areas.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Amanses-scopas.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Broom_filefish_(Amanses_scopas).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.