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Whitebelly snapper
Lutjanus octolineatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Whitebelly snapper
- Scientific
- Lutjanus octolineatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 21 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A small yellowish snapper with blue stripes along the side and a white belly, reaching about 21 cm. It lives on coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Lutjanus-octolineatus.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/254095056
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.