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Bengal escolar
Rexea bengalensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bengal escolar
- Scientific
- Rexea bengalensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 22 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Near the bottom and in the water column above it, recorded from 143 to 820 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A small escolar reaching about 22 cm, living near the bottom on deep slopes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Rexea-bengalensis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Rexea_bengalensis_head_01.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.