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Cloudy dascyllus
Dascyllus carneus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Cloudy dascyllus
- Scientific
- Dascyllus carneus
- Dhivehi
- Murakamas
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A small damselfish, pale bluish grey with a dark bar behind the head, a white patch on the forehead and a white tail. It lives in small groups among branching corals. It is an Indian Ocean species.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives murakamas.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Dascyllus-carneus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7798&GenusName=Dascyllus&SpeciesName=
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Dascyllus_carneus_145105687.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Murakamas' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.