Blackbar filefish
Pervagor janthinosoma
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blackbar filefish
- Scientific
- Pervagor janthinosoma
- Dhivehi
- ދޮންކޮތަރި ފަތިރޮނޑުDhon kothari fathirondu
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (standard length) (FishBase); MRS 1997 gives max. 16 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 8 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small, orange-brown filefish with fine dark lines on the body, a dark blotch over the gill opening and an orange tail edged with blue and yellow lines. It is secretive among rocks, sponges and crevices at the bases of large corals, usually in pairs.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name dhon kothari fathirondu (MRS 1997).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pervagor-janthinosoma.html
- fao.org /4/AD471E/AD471E00.htm
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ދޮންކޮތަރި_ފަތިރޮނޑު
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Blackbar_filefish_001.jpg
Dhivehi name source: M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives (FAO/BOBP MAG/21) gives 'Dhon kothari fathirondu' (Latin form). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ދޮންކޮތަރި ފަތިރޮނޑު' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form. FLAG: the source states no traditional name was recorded and this descriptive name was coined for the book; it is not an established fishermen's name.