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Blunthead wrasse
Thalassoma amblycephalum
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blunthead wrasse
- Scientific
- Thalassoma amblycephalum
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 16 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 15 m (usually 1 to 15 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small wrasse; initial-phase fish are whitish with a broad dark stripe from the snout to the tail, and males are green-headed with a yellow band and a dark rear body. It forms aggregations over shallow reefs, feeding on zooplankton, and spawns at dusk.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Thalassoma-amblycephalum.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:KogashiraBRnup.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.