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Maldives Slopefish
Symphysanodon rhax
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Maldives Slopefish
- Scientific
- Symphysanodon rhax
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Deep-water fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Open ocean, near the surface and in mid-water
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A small, slender slopefish reaching about 14 cm. It is known from a single collection taken at about 220 m.
In the Maldives
Described from the Maldives and known only from Maldivian waters.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Symphysanodon-rhax.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.