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Cylindrical sandperch
Parapercis cylindrica
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Cylindrical sandperch
- Scientific
- Parapercis cylindrica
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 23 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2022
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A small, cylindrical sandperch with dark bars, reaching about 23 cm. It rests on sand, rubble and seagrass near shallow reefs.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Parapercis-cylindrica.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pinguipedidae_-_Parapercis_cylindrica.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.