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Triplefin (no English common name)
Helcogramma maldivensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Triplefin (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Helcogramma maldivensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.8 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 0 to 10 m
- IUCN status
- DD · Data DeficientData Deficient (DD), assessed 2010
Description
A tiny triplefin, under 3 cm long, living on shallow reefs down to about 10 m.
In the Maldives
Endemic to the Maldives (FishBase).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Helcogramma-maldivensis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Helcogramma_maldivensis_Maldives.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.