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Toothy goby
Pleurosicya mossambica
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Toothy goby
- Scientific
- Pleurosicya mossambica
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 3 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A tiny, pale reddish goby reaching about 3 cm that lives on soft corals, sponges, giant clams and seagrass.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pleurosicya-mossambica.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pleurosicya_mossambica_341770447.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.