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IllustrationBasketfish
Kentrocapros rosapinto
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Basketfish
- Scientific
- Kentrocapros rosapinto
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 125 to 250 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A small deep-water boxfish encased in a bony shell, brownish grey with dark brown spots, two silver bands along the side and yellow fins, reaching about 14 cm. It lives near the bottom at about 125 to 250 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Kentrocapros-rosapinto.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.