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Shoulder-spot wrasse
Leptojulis cyanopleura
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Shoulder-spot wrasse
- Scientific
- Leptojulis cyanopleura
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 4 to 75 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A slender wrasse with a dusky stripe along the side; males have a reflective blue spot behind the pectoral fin. It reaches about 13 cm and lives in groups over rubble on clear slopes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Leptojulis-cyanopleura.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Leptojulis_cyanopleura_347611945.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.