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Maldives damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon indicus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Maldives damselfish
- Scientific
- Amblyglyphidodon indicus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8.3 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A small, deep-bodied damselfish, silvery with a green back and head and a yellowish-white belly, reaching about 8 cm. It lives among branching Acropora corals and lays its eggs on dead branches.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Amblyglyphidodon-indicus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pomacéntrido_(Amblyglyphidodon_indicus),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.