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IllustrationSerrated flathead
Rogadius serratus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Serrated flathead
- Scientific
- Rogadius serratus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 24 cm (total length); commonly 15 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 11 to 45 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A flathead with a banded tail, reaching about 24 cm. It lies on sand, silt and rubble near reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Rogadius-serratus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.