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Cloister blenny
Omobranchus elongatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Cloister blenny
- Scientific
- Omobranchus elongatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 5 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Near the bottom and in the water column above it, recorded from 0 to 2 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small blenny with irregular bands, reaching about 5 cm. It lives among oysters on rocky shores and in estuaries.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Omobranchus-elongatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chevron_Blenny_(Omobranchus_elongatus).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.