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Ruby cardinalfish
Apogon coccineus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Ruby cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Apogon coccineus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 6 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 8 to 35 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A small, semi-transparent reddish cardinalfish reaching about 6 cm. It hides under rocks and in deep holes by day and comes out at night to feed on tiny crustaceans.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Apogon-coccineus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Apogon_coccineus_-_1835_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.