Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Wrasse (no English common name)

Frontilabrus caeruleus

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Wrasse (no English common name)
Scientific
Frontilabrus caeruleus
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Labridae (wrasses)
Maximum size
Up to about 9.4 cm (standard length)
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
IUCN status
DD · Data DeficientData Deficient (DD), assessed 2009

Description

A small blue wrasse reaching about 9 cm, known from very few specimens.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.