Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Slimy cuskeel
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Slimy cuskeel

Brosmophyciops pautzkei

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

English
Slimy cuskeel
Scientific
Brosmophyciops pautzkei
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas)
Maximum size
Up to about 7.5 cm (total length)
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 6 to 54 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019

Description

A tiny brown fish with translucent orange fins, coated in a thick layer of slime, reaching about 7.5 cm. It lives deep in crevices of lagoon and seaward reefs and gives birth to live young.

Sources

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