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Michel's ghost goby
Pleurosicya micheli
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Michel's ghost goby
- Scientific
- Pleurosicya micheli
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 10 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A minute, mostly transparent ghost goby with a reddish internal stripe, reaching about 2.5 cm. It lives on hard corals, perfectly camouflaged.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pleurosicya-micheli.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Le_plus_minuscule_encore_Pleurosicya_micheli,_sur_un_corail
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.