Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Triggerfish (no English common name)
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Photo: Iconographia Zoologica / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (view on Wikimedia Commons)Historical illustration. Source: Iconographia Zoologica; Commons file: Balistes cinereus - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ15400101.tif

Triggerfish (no English common name)

Rhinecanthus cinereus

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Triggerfish (no English common name)
Scientific
Rhinecanthus cinereus
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Balistidae (triggerfishes)
Maximum size
Up to about 16 cm (standard length)
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2022

Description

A small Picasso-type triggerfish reaching about 16 cm, living on coral reefs.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.