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Redspot wrasse
Pseudocoris yamashiroi
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Redspot wrasse
- Scientific
- Pseudocoris yamashiroi
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 16 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 90 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A slender wrasse with a dark upper body, reaching about 16 cm. It lives over sand flats near isolated coral heads, often around 20 m, and juveniles gather to feed on plankton.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pseudocoris-yamashiroi.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:YamashiroBR.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.