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Gelatinous cardinalfish
Pseudamia gelatinosa
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Gelatinous cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Pseudamia gelatinosa
- Dhivehi
- އިލޮޅި ބޯދިIlolhi boadhi
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 11 cm (total length) (FishBase); MRS 1997 gives common to 6 cm; max. 10 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 64 m (usually 1 to 40 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A translucent, soft-bodied cardinalfish with a golden to silvery sheen, rows of tiny dark spots and a large rounded tail. It lives deep in coral thickets and caves in sheltered water and is almost never seen by day.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name ilolhi boadhi (MRS 1997). MRS notes it may be common in the Maldives but is not found in daytime live-bait catches because of its hiding habits.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pseudamia-gelatinosa.html
- fao.org /4/AD471E/AD471E00.htm
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/އިލޮޅި_ބޯދި
- inaturalist.org /observations/13213092
Dhivehi name source: M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives (FAO/BOBP MAG/21) gives 'Ilolhi boadhi' (Latin form). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'އިލޮޅި ބޯދި' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form.