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Blue-lined large-eye bream
Gymnocranius grandoculis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blue-lined large-eye bream
- Scientific
- Gymnocranius grandoculis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Lethrinidae (emperors)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 80 cm (total length); commonly 64 cm; max. published weight 5.5 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 20 to 170 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A large-eye bream, silvery with blue wavy lines on the cheek in adults, reaching about 80 cm. It lives on offshore reefs and rocky bottoms and feeds on invertebrates and small fish.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gymnocranius-grandoculis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Gymnocranius_grandoculis_JNC2711_blue_background.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.