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Pastel ringwrasse
Hologymnosus doliatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Pastel ringwrasse
- Scientific
- Hologymnosus doliatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 50 cm (total length); commonly 38 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 35 m (usually 5 to 30 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A slender wrasse with pale bluish to greenish body and many thin vertical bars; males show a pale band behind the pectoral fin. It reaches about 50 cm and hunts over mixed sand and coral.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Hologymnosus-doliatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pastel_ringwrasse_(Hologymnosus_doliatus)_(26632272398).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.