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Sixline wrasse
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Sixline wrasse
- Scientific
- Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
- Dhivehi
- Hikaa
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 35 m (usually 4 to 35 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A tiny wrasse with six orange and blue-purple stripes along the body and a small eyespot at the top of the tail base. It is shy and darts among coral branches, picking small crustaceans.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives only the general name hikaa.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pseudocheilinus-hexataenia.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5617&GenusName=Pseudocheilinus&Specie
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Six-line_wrasse.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Hikaa' (Latin script). FishBase also lists 'Rung-hikkae' under India (Minicoy/Lakshadweep Mahl dialect); not used. FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.