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IllustrationGrooved-jaw worm eel
Schismorhynchus labialis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Grooved-jaw worm eel
- Scientific
- Schismorhynchus labialis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Maximum size
- Up to about 20 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 21 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A small, finless worm eel reaching about 20 cm, living in sand on shallow lagoon reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Schismorhynchus-labialis.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.