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Two-spot wrasse
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Two-spot wrasse
- Scientific
- Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 16 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 120 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2008
Description
A small wrasse of variable colour, brown, green or yellow, with a dark blotch on the side and a small dark spot behind the eye; males have a pointed tail with filaments. It lives among rubble and algae.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Oxycheilinus-bimaculatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Two-spot_wrasse_(Oxycheilinus_bimaculatus)_(26632263708).jp
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.