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Three-ribbon wrasse
Stethojulis strigiventer
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Three-ribbon wrasse
- Scientific
- Stethojulis strigiventer
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 15 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 2008
Description
A small wrasse with three thin blue stripes along the side, reaching about 15 cm. It roams in small groups over seagrass, sand and rubble on shallow reef flats.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Stethojulis-strigiventer.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:StethojulisStrigiventerRLS.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.