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Redblotch basslet
Xenanthias winniensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Redblotch basslet
- Scientific
- Xenanthias winniensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 23 to 116 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A tiny basslet, mottled orange at the front with red blotches behind and a white spot behind the soft dorsal fin, reaching about 4 cm. It is solitary and cryptic on outer reef slopes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Xenanthias-winniensis.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/151149543
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.