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IllustrationFowler's pearlfish
Onuxodon fowleri
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Fowler's pearlfish
- Scientific
- Onuxodon fowleri
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Carapidae (pearlfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A small, translucent pinkish pearlfish reaching about 10 cm that lives inside pearl oysters and clams.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Onuxodon-fowleri.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.