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Red-spotted blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Red-spotted blenny
- Scientific
- Blenniella chrysospilos
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 6 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A blenny covered in small red spots, reaching about 13 cm. It clings to rocks on exposed, wave-washed outer reef flats, hiding in cracks and holes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Blenniella-chrysospilos.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Blenniella_chrysospilos_(jeune_individu).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.