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Reticulate dascyllus
Dascyllus reticulatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Reticulate dascyllus
- Scientific
- Dascyllus reticulatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 9 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A small, whitish damselfish with dark-edged scales and two dark bars, reaching about 9 cm. It lives in branching coral heads.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Dascyllus-reticulatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Reticulated_dascyllus_(Dascyllus_reticulatus)_(46091586044)
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.