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Cardinalfish (no English common name)
Cercamia laamu
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Cardinalfish (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Cercamia laamu
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 3.1 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A tiny, slender cardinalfish reaching about 3 cm.
In the Maldives
Its species name refers to Laamu Atoll in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cercamia-laamu.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.