Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Transparent cardinalfish
No photo available
Photo: David Starr Jordan / Alvin Seale / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (view on Wikimedia Commons)Historical illustration. Source: Jordan, David Starr; Seale, Alvin (1906) Fishes of Samoa : Description of the Species Found in the Archipelago, with a Provisional Check-List of the Fishes of O; Commons file: FMIB 39653 Amia crassiceps (Garman).jpeg

Transparent cardinalfish

Apogon crassiceps

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Transparent cardinalfish
Scientific
Apogon crassiceps
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Apogonidae (cardinalfishes)
Maximum size
Up to about 5 cm (total length); commonly 4.5 cm
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 18 to 55 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021

Description

A tiny, translucent reddish cardinalfish reaching about 5 cm. It is nocturnal and hides in the reef by day.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.