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Viridescent parrotfish
Calotomus viridescens
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Viridescent parrotfish
- Scientific
- Calotomus viridescens
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 21 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A small grey-brown parrotfish with darker scale edges and dark spots, reaching about 21 cm. It lives on coral and rocky reefs and seagrass.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives. Parrotfish have been protected in the Maldives since 2020.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Calotomus-viridescens.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Viridescent_Parrotfish_-_Calotomus_viridescens.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.