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Quakerfish
Malacanthus brevirostris
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Quakerfish
- Scientific
- Malacanthus brevirostris
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 32 cm (total length); commonly 26 cm; max. published weight 61.16 g
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 60 m (usually 14 to 45 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A slender tilefish, pale bluish grey with a dark streak on each tail lobe, reaching about 32 cm. Pairs live in burrows under rocks on open sand and rubble slopes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Malacanthus-brevirostris.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Malacanthus_brevirostris.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.