Slender grouper
Anyperodon leucogrammicus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Slender grouper
- Scientific
- Anyperodon leucogrammicus
- Dhivehi
- ބޯޅަޖެހި ފާނަBoalha jehi faana
- Maximum size
- Up to about 65 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 80 m (usually 5 to 50 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2016
Description
A long, narrow-bodied grouper, greenish to brownish grey covered in small orange-red spots, with several pale lengthwise streaks behind the eye. Its slender shape lets it slip through coral branches to stalk small fish. Juveniles are striped in blue and gold and mimic harmless wrasses, which helps them approach prey. Adults are solitary and favour clear, coral-rich lagoon and outer reefs.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name boalha jehi faana (MRS 1997).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Anyperodon-leucogrammicus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4922&GenusName=Anyperodon&SpeciesName
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ބޯޅަޖެހި_ފާނަ
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Slender_grouper_(Anyperodon_leucogrammicus)_(31785654077).j
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Boalha jehi faana' (Latin script). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ބޯޅަޖެހި ފާނަ' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form.