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IllustrationGolden sweeper
Parapriacanthus ransonneti
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Golden sweeper
- Scientific
- Parapriacanthus ransonneti
- Dhivehi
- Baraki
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Pempheridae (sweepers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A small, translucent golden sweeper with a dark streak along the upper side, reaching about 12 cm. It forms dense schools in caves and under overhangs by day and feeds on zooplankton at night; it has light organs that glow.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives; FishBase (Maldives) gives baraki.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Parapriacanthus-ransonneti.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5803&GenusName=Parapriacanthus&Specie
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Glassfish.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Baraki' (Latin script). FishBase also lists 'Ammasabodi', 'Lobodumas' under India (Minicoy/Lakshadweep Mahl dialect); not used. FLAG: single source.