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Bluntnose lizardfish
Trachinocephalus trachinus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bluntnose lizardfish
- Scientific
- Trachinocephalus trachinus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 36 cm (fork length); max. published weight 350.12 g
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 388 m (usually 40 to 183 m); also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A stout lizardfish with a short blunt snout, reaching about 36 cm. It burrows into sand on deeper bottoms with only its eyes exposed.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Trachinocephalus-trachinus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Trachinocephalus_trachinus_53960365.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.