Twinspot damselfish
Chrysiptera biocellata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Twinspot damselfish
- Scientific
- Chrysiptera biocellata
- Dhivehi
- ދަނބާDhanbaa
- 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 5 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A small, dark brown damselfish with a white bar across the middle of the body and, in young fish, a large dark eyespot on the dorsal fin; the eyespot and bar fade with age. It lives on sheltered reef flats and shallow lagoons over rubble and rock, grazing filamentous algae.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives dhanbaa.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chrysiptera-biocellata.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ދަނބާ
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chrysiptera_biocellata_Landaagiravaru.JPG
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ދަނބާ' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Dhanbaa' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FishBase also lists 'Kiruliyamas', 'Rammas' under India (Minicoy/Lakshadweep Mahl dialect); not used. FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.