Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Blotched podge
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Blotched podge

Aporops bilinearis

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

English
Blotched podge
Scientific
Aporops bilinearis
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Grammistidae (soapfishes)
Maximum size
Up to about 9.9 cm (standard length)
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 15 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015

Description

A small, light brown podge with scattered vertically elongated dark brown spots, reaching about 10 cm. It hides among corals on wave-washed seaward reefs.

Sources

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