Maldives
Perciformes - Perches
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Mugiliformes - Mullets
Labriformes - Wrasses
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes
Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Perciformes - Perches
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Gadiformes - Cods
Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Carangiformes - Jacks
Labriformes - Wrasses
Beloniformes - Needlefishes
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Scombriformes - Mackerels
Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes
Mulliformes - Goatfishes
Istiophoriformes - Barracudas
Mugiliformes - Mullets
Blenniiformes - Blennies
Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Aulopiformes - Grinners
Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses
Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes
Beryciformes - Sawbellies
Lampriformes - Lamprids
Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes
Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark
Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes
Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels
Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays
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.
