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Curious wormfish
Gunnellichthys curiosus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Curious wormfish
- Scientific
- Gunnellichthys curiosus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 9 to 60 m (usually 10 to 60 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A long, thin wormfish with a pale body and a dark stripe, reaching about 12 cm. It hovers above burrows on sand and rubble slopes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gunnellichthys-curiosus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lábrido_(Gunnellichthys_curiosus),_Mahé,_Seychelles,_2025-0
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.