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Eight-lined wrasse
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Eight-lined wrasse
- Scientific
- Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small wrasse with eight thin dark lines on a pinkish body, reaching about 14 cm. It hides among rubble and coral in caves and crevices.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pseudocheilinus-octotaenia.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pseudocheilinus_octotaenia_EOL.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.