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Half-barred cardinal
Fibramia thermalis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Half-barred cardinal
- Scientific
- Fibramia thermalis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8.5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 20 m (usually 0 to 12 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A slender cardinalfish with a black stripe from the snout through the eye and a spot at the tail base, sometimes with faint yellow bars, reaching about 8.5 cm. It forms small schools around reef outcrops and seagrass in sheltered water.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Fibramia-thermalis.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/204278729
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.