Spectacular new fish species is first to be named by Maldivian scientist

Mongabay
Mar 11, 2022, 7:28 pm365 pts
Out in the azure waters and colorful corals of the Maldives, a resplendent, rainbow-hued fish has become the first to be named and described by a Maldivian researcher. New to science, the rose-veiled fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa) is named in the local Dhivehi language. Finifenmaa means “rose” and…

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