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Fishes of the Maldives Indian Ocean 2014 Photo Guide to Fishes of the Maldives 1998 Family Scientific Name Common Name Page Scientific Name Changed Common Name Changed Page Solderfishes Holocentridae-2 Myripristis melanosticta Splendid Soldierfish 78 Myripristis botche 47 Ghost Pipefishes Solenostomidae Solenostomus halimeda Coralline Ghost Pipefish 81 Solenostome sp. 1 50 Pipefishes Syngnathidae Corythoichthys haematopterus Reef-top Pipefish 82 Corythoichtys haematopterus* 51 Corythoichthys schultzi Schultz’s Pipefish 83 Corythoichtys schultzi* 51 Corythoichthys flavofasciatus Yellow-banded Pipefish 83 Corythoichtys flavofasciatus* 51 Corythoichthys insularis Cheeked Pipefish 83 Corythoichtys insularis* 51 Doryrhamphus excisus Blue-stripe Pipefish 84 Doryrhamphus exicus* 53 Hippocampus jayakari Spiny Seahorse 85 Hippocampus hystrix 53 Scorpionfishes Scorpaenidae-2 Scorpaenopsis diabolus False Stonefish 89 Scorpaenopsis diabola 57 Groupers Serranidae-2 Cephalopholis leopardus Leopard Rock Cod 98 Cephalopholis leoparda 66 Basslets Serranidae-3 Pseudanthias lunulatus Yellow-eye Basslet 107 Pseudanthias n. sp. 74 Pseudanthias bimarginatus Short-snout Basslet 109 Pseudanthias parvirostris 76 Cardinalfishes Apogonidae Cheilodipterus lineatus Tiger Cardinalfish 114 Cheilodipterus macrodon 81 Apogon urostigma Spiny-head Cardinalfish 117 Apogon kallopterus 83 Apogon melanorhynchus Spiny-eye Cardinalfish 117 Apogon fraenatus 84 Apogon fraenatus Tapered-line Cardinalfish 117 Apogon exostigma 84 Apogon savayensis Big-eye Dusky-cardinalfish 118 Apogon cf. savayensis 84 Apogon similis Barred Dusky-cardinalfish 118 Apogon cf. bandanensis 85 Clear-finned Dusky- Apogon guamensis cardinalfish 118 Apogon cf. fuscus 85 Apogon luxuria Yellow-edged Cardinalfish 118 Apogon sp. 3 85 Apogon cf. annularis Grey-ring Cardinalfish 119 Apogon sp. 4 85 Apogon fragilis Fragile Cardinalfish 120 Apogon gilberti Gilbert's Cardinalfish 86 Apogon thermalis Sangi Cardinalfish 120 Apogon sangiensis 86 Fowleria isostigma Cross-eyed Cardinalfish 121 Apogon aurita 87 Tilefishes Malacanthidae Hoplolatilus fronticinctus Blue-saddle Tilefish 123 Hoplolatilus sp. 1 90 Hoplolatilus chlupatyi Blue Tilefish 124 Hoplolatilus sp. 2 90 Sweetlips Haemulidae Diagramma cinerascens Grey Sweetlips 137 Diagramma sp. 1 104 Plectorhinchus albovittatus Giant Sweetlips 138 Plectorhinchus obscurus 104 Plectorhinchus vittatus Oriental Sweetlips 139 Plectorhinchus orientalis 105 Snappers Lutjanidae Lutjanus rufolineatus Yellow-striped Snapper 140 Moluccen Snapper 107 Lutjanus ehrenbergii Black-spot Snapper 141 Lutjanus erenberghi * 107 Fusiliers Caesionidae Pterocaesio flavofasciata Yellow-banded Fusilier 146 Pterocaesio sp. 1 113 Goatfishes Mullidae Parupeneus trifasciatus Double-bar Goatfish 150 Parupeneus bifasciatus 117 Butterflyfishes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon lunula Raccoon Butterflyfish 155 Racoon Butterflyfish* 122 Chaetodon andamanensis Yellow Butterflyfish 155 Chaetodon cf. plebeius 122 Damsels Pomacentridae-4 Amblypomacentrus breviceps Lyretail Damsel 180 Amblypomacentrus sp.1 147 Farmer Damsels Pomacentridae-6 Stegastes fasciolatus Indian Gregory 186 Stegastes cf.fasciolatus sp. 1 152 Sand Wrasses Labridae-1 Hemicoris batuensis Batu Rainbow-wrasse 189 Coris batuensis Variegated Wrasse 155 Allocoris formosa Queen Rainbow-wrasse 190 Coris frerei Queen Wrasse 156 Allocoris cuvieri African Rainbow-wrasse 190 Coris cuvieri African Wrasse 156 Hologymnosus semidiscus Ringed Wrasse 191 Hologymnosus annulatus 157 Sand-reef Wrasses Labridae-2 Biochoeres leucoxanthus Lemon Meringue Wrasse 195 Halichoeres leucoxanthus 161 Biochoeres trispilus Indian White Wrasse 195 Halichoeres trispilus 161 Biochoeres cosmetus Adorned Wrasse 196 Halichoeres cosmetus 161 Platyglossus chrysotaenia Vrolik’s Wrasse 196 Halichoeres vrolikii 162 Platyglossus annularis Dusky Wrasse 196 Halichoeres marginatus 162 Octocynodon nebulosus Clouded Wrasse 197 Halichoeres nebulosus 162 Hemitautoga scapularis Zigzag Wrasse 197 Halichoeres scapularis 162 Hemitautoga hortulanus Checkerboard Wrasse 197 Halichoeres hortulanus 163 Lunate-tailed Wrasses Labridae-4 Thalassoma schwanenfeldii Ribbon Wrasse 205 Thalassoma quinquevittatum Red-ribbon Wrasse 170 Maori and Thicklip Wrasses Labridae-7 Cheilinus digrammus Cheek-line Maori Wrasse 212 Oxycheilinus digrammus 176 Cheilinus rhodochrous Oriental Maori Wrasse 212 Oxycheilinus nothopthalmus 176 Cheilinus arenatus Thin-line Maori Wrasse 212 Oxycheilinus arenatus 176 Cheilinus bimaculatus Little Maori Wrasse 213 Oxycheilinus bimaculatus 177 Parrotfishes Scaridae Chlorurus strongylocephalus Sheephead Parrotfish 218 Scarus strongylocephalus 182 Chlorurus sordidus Shabby Parrotfish 219 Scarus sordidus 183 Chlorurus prasiognathus Green-face Parrotfish 220 Scarus prasiognathus 184 Chlorurus capistratoides Black-tip Parrotfish 222 Scarus capistratoides 186 Sand Gobies Gobiidae-2 Gnatholepis adjerensis Silty Sand-goby 239 Gnatholepis cf. adjerensis 202 Gladiogobius rex Bandit Goby 240 Gladiogobius ensifer 203 Reef Gobies Gobiidae-3 Trimma sheppardi Sheppard’s Pygmy-goby 245 Trimma emeryi Yellow-tail Pygmy-goby 206 Sparsely-spotted Pygmy- Trimma halonevum goby 245 Trimma sp. 2 208 Trimma sp. 2 Yellow-spotted Pygmy-goby 246 Trimma sp. 3 208 Eviota mikiae White-line Pygmy-goby 247 Eviota sp. 1 209 Eviota albolineata Green Pygmy-goby 248 Eviota guttata 210 Eviota guttata Red-blotched Pygmy-goby 248 Eviota melasma 210 Sleeper Gobies Gobiidae-4 Koumansetta hectori Hector’s Reef-goby 252 Amblygobius hectori 215 Dart Gobies and Worm Gobies Microdesmidae Ptereleotris lineopinnis Weeping Dart-goby 255 Ptereleotris sp. 1 216 Surgeonfishes Acanthuridae Ctenochaetus truncatus Gold-ring Bristletooth 261 Ctenochaetus strigosus 224 Naso elegans Orange-spine Unicornfish 263 Naso lituratus 225 Naso mcdadei Hump-nose Unicornfish 264 Naso tuberosus 227 Rabbitfishes Siganidae Siganus laques Starry Rabbitfish 266 Siganus stellatus 229 Siganus cf. lineatus Sri Lankan Rabbitfish 267 Siganus sp. 230 Filefishes Monacanthidae Aluterus scriptus Scribbled Leatherjacket 272 Aluteres scriptus 234 Cantherhines dumerilii Barred Filefish 273 Cantherhinus dumerilii 234 Cantherhines fronticinctus Spectacled Filefish 273 Cantherhinus fronticinctus 234 Cantherhines pardalis Honeycomb Filefish 273 Cantherhinus pardalis 235 Triggerfishes Balistidae Sufflamen fraenatum Bridled Triggerfish 277 Sufflamen fraenatus 239 Sufflamen chrysopterum Half-moon Triggerfish 278 Sufflamen chrysopterus 240 Canthidermis macrolepis Oceanic Triggerfish 279 Canthidermis maculatus 241 Pufferfishes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster petersii False-eye Pufferfish 283 Canthigaster papua 244 *Spelling correction.