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Threadfin anthias
Nemanthias carberryi
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Threadfin anthias
- Scientific
- Nemanthias carberryi
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 4 to 30 m (usually 10 to 30 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
An orange anthias with lavender lines on the head and long filaments on the dorsal and tail fins, reaching about 13 cm. It forms groups off outer reef slopes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Nemanthias-carberryi.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Nemanthias_carberryi.png
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.