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Gulf damselfish
Pristotis obtusirostris
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Gulf damselfish
- Scientific
- Pristotis obtusirostris
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 80 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A pale, plain damselfish reaching about 14 cm, found over flat sand and rubble around patch reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pristotis-obtusirostris.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pristotis_obtusirostris.png
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.