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Caerulean damsel
Pomacentrus caeruleus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Caerulean damsel
- Scientific
- Pomacentrus caeruleus
- Dhivehi
- Muraka mas
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A small, bright blue damselfish with a yellow belly and tail, reaching about 10 cm. It lives over rubble at the base of reefs.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives the general name muraka mas.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pomacentrus-caeruleus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=12486&GenusName=Pomacentrus&SpeciesNa
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pomacentrus_caeruleus_Réunion_2.JPG
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Muraka mas' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.