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Triplespot goby
Oplopomus caninoides
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Triplespot goby
- Scientific
- Oplopomus caninoides
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7.5 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 66 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A pale grey goby with small white dots, larger brown spots and four large oval blotches along the side, reaching about 7.5 cm. It lives on sand and mud flats.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Oplopomus-caninoides.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/207549409
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.