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Mertens' Butterflyfish
Chaetodon mertensii
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Mertens' Butterflyfish
- Scientific
- Chaetodon mertensii
- 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 120 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A white butterflyfish with dark chevron-shaped bands and a yellow-orange rear body and tail, reaching about 12 cm. It lives in deep lagoons and seaward reefs.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chaetodon-mertensii.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chaetodon_mertensii_Kasai.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.