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Yellowstripe wormfish
Gunnellichthys viridescens
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellowstripe wormfish
- Scientific
- Gunnellichthys viridescens
- 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 1 to 50 m (usually 1 to 5 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A long, thin wormfish with a yellow stripe along the side, reaching about 12 cm. It lives over sand, rubble and seagrass.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gunnellichthys-viridescens.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Yellowstripe_wormfish_(Gunnellichthys_viridescens)_(4096889
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.