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Twospined angelfish
Centropyge bispinosa
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Twospined angelfish
- Scientific
- Centropyge bispinosa
- 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 0 to 60 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small angelfish with a deep blue-purple body and orange to red sides marked by thin dark vertical lines, reaching about 12 cm. It is secretive in coral-rich areas and lives in harems.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Centropyge-bispinosa.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Centropyge_bispinosa_1.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.