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Malayan chromis
Pycnochromis flavipectoralis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Malayan chromis
- Scientific
- Pycnochromis flavipectoralis
- Dhivehi
- Muraka mas
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A small, dark chromis with yellow pectoral fins, reaching about 8 cm. It lives singly or in loose groups on reef slopes.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives the general name muraka mas.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pycnochromis-flavipectoralis.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=11863&GenusName=Pycnochromis&SpeciesN
- inaturalist.org /observations/362152156
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Muraka mas' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.