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Harry hotlips
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Harry hotlips
- Scientific
- Plectorhinchus gibbosus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 75 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 8 to 25 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A large, deep-bodied, plain dark grey to brownish sweetlips with very thick lips, reaching about 75 cm. Juveniles drift on their sides near sandy shores, mimicking dead leaves. Adults live on sheltered coastal reefs and sometimes swim in small groups.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives on the FishBase country checklist (status: present). No Maldives-specific information was found in MRS (1997) or the other sources reviewed, and no Dhivehi name is recorded.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Plectorhinchus-gibbosus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Bakoko_lúgrube_(Plectorhinchus_gibbosus),_Mahé,_Seychelles,
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.