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IllustrationEightspine cardinalfish
Neamia octospina
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Eightspine cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Neamia octospina
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 5 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A small pinkish-yellow cardinalfish with small reddish spots and dark bars radiating below the eye, reaching about 7 cm. It hides among boulders and debris in shallow water and is nocturnal.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Neamia-octospina.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.