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Amblyglyphidodon indicus also known as the Maldives damselfish is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and the Maldives. [2] The fish reaches 8.3 centimeters in length. [2] Its diet includes zooplankton and floating organic material. [3] It is likely that this fish is reef ...
There are four species of lobsters and many species of crabs in the Maldives. Some crabs live in the water, but many, like the ghost crab, live on the beach burrowing holes in the sand by the waterline. Fiddler crabs are common on muddy reef shelves. Land crabs, like the hermit crab, live under the leaves of shore bushes. Some are domestic ...
The marine wildlife of Baa Atoll consists of marine species living in a circular archipelago in the Maldives, inside the administrative division of Baa Atoll, which is the southern part of Maalhosmadulu Atoll. Baa Atoll was named a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2011. [1] The whole is approximately 38 km by 46 km, covering a surface of 1,127 km ...
Wild habitat: Indo-Pacific: Maldives to the Phoenix Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; throughout Micronesia. 10. Lawnmower blenny
By a reef with fire coral in Taba, Egypt. The Indo-Pacific sergeant is found in the Indo-Pacific including the Red Sea. [6] Indian Ocean populations are found in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, Arabia, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, the Maldives, eastern Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Sea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia. [6]
The coral reefs support a high diversity of reef animals, including approximately 250 species of corals (stony and soft corals) and 1,200 reef and reef-associated fish species, a population of marine turtles, manta rays (Manta birostris), whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and seabirds. These also include threatened and endangered species such as ...
The black jack has characteristic black fins and scutes. The black jack is a large fish, and is confidently known to grow to a length of 1 m [8] and a weight of 17.9 kg, [21] although is more common at lengths under 70 cm. [15] At least one source asserts a fish of 2.21 m has been reported, [22] which if true would make the black jack the second largest species of carangid behind the ...
Mesophotic coral systems have photosynthetic organisms like algae and coral; they also occur at depths of around 30 to 150 meters in tropical and subtropical regions. [8] However, researchers believe that members of this newly described species are likely present in deeper waters since C. finifenmaa often inhabit loose coral bottom waters. [1]