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Bridled cardinalfish
Pristiapogon fraenatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bridled cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Pristiapogon fraenatus
- Dhivehi
- Boadhi
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 11 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A cardinalfish with a dark stripe from the snout through the eye along the side and a spot at the tail base, reaching about 11 cm. It hides under ledges by day, singly or in small groups.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pristiapogon-fraenatus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5757&GenusName=Pristiapogon&SpeciesNa
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Apogon_fraenatus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Boadhi' (Latin script). FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.