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Blue gudgeon
Ptereleotris microlepis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blue gudgeon
- Scientific
- Ptereleotris microlepis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 50 m (usually 1 to 10 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2022
Description
A slender, pale bluish-grey dartfish with blue markings on the head and a black bar at the pectoral base, reaching about 13 cm. It lives over sand and rubble in lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ptereleotris-microlepis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Ptereleotris_microlepis_Greeneye_Dartgoby.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.