Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Meteor perch
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Photo: David Starr Jordan / Alvin Seale / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (view on Wikimedia Commons)Historical illustration. Source: Jordan, David Starr; Seale, Alvin (1906) Fishes of Samoa : Description of the Species Found in the Archipelago, with a Provisional Check-List of the Fishes of O; Commons file: FMIB 39646 Chorististium susumi Jordan & Seale, new species Type.jpeg

Meteor perch

Liopropoma susumi

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Meteor perch
Scientific
Liopropoma susumi
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Liopropomatidae (reef basslets)
Maximum size
Up to about 9.1 cm (total length)
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 34 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015

Description

A tiny, slender basslet with faint reddish stripes, reaching about 9 cm. It is secretive in caves and crevices.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.