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Harlequin hind
Cephalopholis polleni
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Harlequin hind
- Scientific
- Cephalopholis polleni
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 43 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 10 to 120 m (usually 25 to 120 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A strikingly coloured small grouper, yellow to greenish yellow with bright blue stripes on the head, body and fins, reaching about 43 cm. It lives at oceanic islands on steep drop-offs and in caves, rarely shallower than 30 m, and often swims upside down under cave roofs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cephalopholis-polleni.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:CephPollenorangkucing.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.