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IllustrationLongsnout flathead
Thysanophrys chiltonae
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Longsnout flathead
- Scientific
- Thysanophrys chiltonae
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 25 cm (total length); commonly 18 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 100 m (usually 0 to 20 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A flathead mottled with dark brown and buff and with a dark saddle on the tail base, reaching about 25 cm. It lies partly buried in sand beside reefs and ambushes crustaceans and small fish.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Thysanophrys-chiltonae.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Thysanophrys_chiltonae_1.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.