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McCosker's flasher
Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- McCosker's flasher
- Scientific
- Paracheilinus mccoskeri
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 50 m (usually 5 to 40 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small flasher wrasse; males display bright red, orange and blue colours and raised fins in quick courtship displays. It reaches about 8 cm and lives in groups over rubble on outer slopes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Paracheilinus-mccoskeri.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/102332955
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.