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Lance blenny
Aspidontus dussumieri
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Lance blenny
- Scientific
- Aspidontus dussumieri
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A slender blenny with a single dark stripe running from the snout to the tail, reaching about 12 cm. It feeds on algae and detritus and backs into empty worm tubes when alarmed.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Aspidontus-dussumieri.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Aspidontus_dussumieri.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.