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Smith's cardinalfish
Jaydia smithi
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Smith's cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Jaydia smithi
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (total length); max. published weight 400 g
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 22 to 230 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A cardinalfish reaching about 14 cm, living near silty bottoms from about 20 to 230 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Jaydia-smithi.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:USNM_443359_Jaydia_smithi.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.