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Brighteye damselfish
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Brighteye damselfish
- Scientific
- Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 6 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A tiny, pale damselfish with a bright eye, reaching about 6 cm. It lives only in the surge zone of seaward reefs, close to holes in bare rock.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Plectroglyphidodon-imparipennis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Plectroglyphidodon_imparipennis_by_NPS.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.