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Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichthys orbicularis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Birdbeak burrfish
- Scientific
- Cyclichthys orbicularis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 9 to 170 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A small burrfish, brown to grey with dark blotches and clusters of black spots, covered in short fixed spines, reaching about 30 cm. It hides in sponges by day and feeds at night.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cyclichthys-orbicularis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_erizo_(Cyclichthys_orbicularis),_islas_Ad_Dimaniyat,_Om
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.