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Threadfin cardinalfish
Zoramia leptacanthus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Threadfin cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Zoramia leptacanthus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 6 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 12 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2020
Description
A small, semi-transparent cardinalfish with blue spots, thin orange bars on the head, a tall first dorsal fin and blue eyes. It forms dense groups above branching corals in sheltered lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Zoramia-leptacanthus.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/26897038
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.