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Sharpnose wrasse
Wetmorella nigropinnata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Sharpnose wrasse
- Scientific
- Wetmorella nigropinnata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 36 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A tiny, secretive wrasse, greyish to reddish brown with a yellow bar behind the eye and black eyespots on the rear fins, reaching about 8 cm. It hides in caves and crevices.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Wetmorella-nigropinnata.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/324295544
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.