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Flag-in cardinal-fish
Jaydia ellioti
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Flag-in cardinal-fish
- Scientific
- Jaydia ellioti
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 16 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 18 to 106 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A cardinalfish reaching about 16 cm, with light organs on the chest and belly that glow using a chemical obtained from the tiny crustaceans it eats. It lives over sandy and muddy bottoms and is nocturnal.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Jaydia-ellioti.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.