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Bluestripe pipefish
Doryrhamphus excisus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bluestripe pipefish
- Scientific
- Doryrhamphus excisus
- Dhivehi
- ނޫރޮނގު ވެނުބަނޑޭރިNoorongu venu bandeyri
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7 cm (total length) (FishBase); MRS 1997 gives max. 8 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small pipefish with a bright blue stripe along an orange to red body and a small fan-shaped tail with white edges. It lives in pairs in crevices and under ledges, sometimes cleaning other fish of parasites.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name noorongu venu bandeyri (MRS 1997).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Doryrhamphus-excisus.html
- fao.org /4/AD471E/AD471E00.htm
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ނޫރޮނގު_ވެނުބަނޑޭރި
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:黑腹海龍.jpg
Dhivehi name source: M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives (FAO/BOBP MAG/21) gives 'Noorongu venu bandeyri' (Latin form). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ނޫރޮނގު ވެނުބަނޑޭރި' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form.