Maldives
General data
- Name: Maldives
- Continent: Asia
- Climates: Tropical
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an archipelagic state and country in South Asia, situated in the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 750 kilometres (470 miles; 400 nautical miles) from the Asian continent’s mainland. The Maldives’ chain of 26 atolls stretches across the equator from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south. Comprising a territory spanning roughly 90,000 square kilometres (35,000 sq mi) including the sea, land area of all the islands comprises 298 square kilometres (115 sq mi), the Maldives is one of the world’s most geographically dispersed sovereign states and the smallest Asian country as well as one of the smallest Muslim-majority countries by land area and, with around 557,751 inhabitants, the 2nd least populous country in Asia. Malé is the capital and the most populated city, traditionally called the King’s Island where the ancient royal dynasties ruled for its central location.
Mugiliformes - Mullets
Perciformes - Perches
Carangiformes - Jacks
Istiophoriformes - Barracudas
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Torpediniformes - Electric rays
Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark
Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders
Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanths
Squatiniformes - Angelsharks
Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks
Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays
Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Scombriformes - Mackerels
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes
Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes
Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Labriformes - Wrasses
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Lampriformes - Lamprids
Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks
Mulliformes - Goatfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Myxiniformes - Hagfishes
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Gadiformes - Cods
Beloniformes - Needlefishes
Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks
Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels
Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes
Beryciformes - Sawbellies
Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels
Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses
Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes
Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
Aulopiformes - Grinners
Blenniiformes - Blennies
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Atheriniformes - Silversides
Albuliformes - Bonefishes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks
