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Indian damsel
Pomacentrus indicus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Indian damsel
- Scientific
- Pomacentrus indicus
- Dhivehi
- Muraka mas
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 11 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A small damselfish reaching about 11 cm whose colour varies between regions, living on lagoon and seaward reefs.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives the general name muraka mas.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pomacentrus-indicus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=12490&GenusName=Pomacentrus&SpeciesNa
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pomacentrus_indicus_Landaagiraavaru.JPG
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Muraka mas' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.