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Regal demoiselle
Neopomacentrus cyanomos
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Regal demoiselle
- Scientific
- Neopomacentrus cyanomos
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A slender, dark damselfish with a yellow-edged tail and a black spot on the gill cover, reaching about 10 cm. It forms schools around reefs and harbours.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Neopomacentrus-cyanomos.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Regal_demoiselle.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.