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IllustrationMaldivian perchlet
Pelontrus raki
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Maldivian perchlet
- Scientific
- Pelontrus raki
- Dhivehi
- Raki bureki
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 100 to 125 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A tiny perchlet reaching about 7 cm, found in small holes in deep reef walls at about 100 to 125 m.
In the Maldives
Described recently from the Maldives and known only from Maldivian reefs. FishBase gives the Dhivehi name raki bureki.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pelontrus-raki.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=70838&GenusName=Pelontrus&SpeciesName
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Raki bureki' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.