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Three-lined rainbowfish
Stethojulis trilineata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Three-lined rainbowfish
- Scientific
- Stethojulis trilineata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 16 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2008
Description
A small wrasse; males have three blue lines along the body and females are spotted, reaching about 16 cm. It swims in loose groups along drop-off edges and reef crests.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Stethojulis-trilineata.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Stethojulis_trilineata.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.