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Peacock sole
Pardachirus pavoninus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Peacock sole
- Scientific
- Pardachirus pavoninus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Soleidae (soles)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 25 cm (total length); commonly 12 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A sole covered in pale spots ringed with dark brown, reaching about 25 cm. It buries itself in sand and mud and produces a toxic milky secretion from glands at the base of its fins that repels sharks.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pardachirus-pavoninus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pardachirus_pavoninus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.