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Butterfly goby
Amblygobius albimaculatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Butterfly goby
- Scientific
- Amblygobius albimaculatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 18 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 10 to 20 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A goby with rows of spots and dark-edged markings, reaching about 18 cm; males have black spots at the base of the second dorsal fin. Pairs hover just above their burrow in sand or silt in lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Amblygobius-albimaculatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Amblygobius_albimaculatus_334935373.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.