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IllustrationTriplefin (no English common name)
Enneapterygius obscurus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Triplefin (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Enneapterygius obscurus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.5 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 2 to 22 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A tiny triplefin, under 3 cm, living on rock and coral walls.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Enneapterygius-obscurus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.