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Dwarf lionfish
Neochirus brachyptera
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Dwarf lionfish
- Scientific
- Neochirus brachyptera
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 17 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 80 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A small, reddish lionfish with vague broad bars and short, banded pectoral fins, reaching about 17 cm. It lives on weed-covered rocks over sand in shallow lagoons.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Neochirus-brachyptera.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Dwarf_Lionfish.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.