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Twospot turkeyfish
Nemapterois biocellatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Twospot turkeyfish
- Scientific
- Nemapterois biocellatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small lionfish with two eyespots on the soft dorsal fin and feeler-like tentacles in front of the mouth, reaching about 13 cm. It is secretive, hiding in caves and sponges by day.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Nemapterois-biocellatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Dendrochirus_biocellatus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.