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Blue hana goby
Ptereleotris hanae
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Blue hana goby
- Scientific
- Ptereleotris hanae
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 50 m (usually 6 to 30 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A pale blue dartfish with two curved bright blue bands on the gill cover and trailing filaments on the tail, reaching about 12 cm. Pairs share burrows dug by snapping shrimps.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ptereleotris-hanae.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Ptereleotris_hanae_Awashima.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.