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Blacktail angelfish
Centropyge eibli
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blacktail angelfish
- Scientific
- Centropyge eibli
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 15 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small angelfish, pale grey with thin orange vertical lines, a black tail and a blue ring around the eye, reaching about 15 cm. It lives in harems on rocky and coral areas.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Centropyge-eibli.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Centropyge_eibli_340437737.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.