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IllustrationBrick goby
Priolepis inhaca
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Brick goby
- Scientific
- Priolepis inhaca
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 12 to 26 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small pinkish-grey goby with a dark scale network and pale lines on the head, reaching about 4 cm. It hides in reef crevices.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Priolepis-inhaca.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.