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Yellowbelly damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellowbelly damselfish
- Scientific
- Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster
- Dhivehi
- Dhanbaa
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 45 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A deep-bodied damselfish, silvery grey with a yellow belly, black edges to the tail lobes and a black mark at the pectoral base, reaching about 14 cm. It lives singly or in small groups on lagoon and outer reef slopes.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives dhanbaa.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Amblyglyphidodon-leucogaster.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5691&GenusName=Amblyglyphidodon&Speci
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Al-Qusair_13_April_2008_-_033.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Dhanbaa' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.