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Half-barred goby
Priolepis semidoliata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Half-barred goby
- Scientific
- Priolepis semidoliata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.4 cm (standard 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 minute goby with pale bars from the snout to the pectoral base, about 2.4 cm long, living in caves and crevices of seaward reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Priolepis-semidoliata.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Priolepis_semidoliata_juv.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.