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Mottled fusilier
Dipterygonotus balteatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Mottled fusilier
- Scientific
- Dipterygonotus balteatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 37 to 91 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small, slender fusilier, mottled above and silvery below, reaching about 14 cm. It swims in dense schools in open water away from reefs and is an important tuna bait in some countries.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Dipterygonotus-balteatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Dipterygonotus_balteatus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.