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Lined dartfish
Ptereleotris grammica
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Lined dartfish
- Scientific
- Ptereleotris grammica
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 30 to 60 m (usually 30 to 50 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A slender, whitish dartfish with three narrow stripes and a striped second dorsal fin, reaching about 10 cm. It lives over rubble and sand on seaward reefs below about 30 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ptereleotris-grammica.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:SujiKYHya.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.