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Broadbarred firefish
Pteropterus antennatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Broadbarred firefish
- Scientific
- Pteropterus antennatus
- Dhivehi
- Fanhaa mas
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 20 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 86 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A lionfish, reddish to tan with many dark bars, long banded tentacles above the eyes and pectoral fins with long white spines joined by membrane only at the base. It hides in crevices by day, often head-in, and hunts shrimps and crabs at night. Its venomous spines can inflict a painful sting.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives fanhaa mas.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pteropterus-antennatus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4914&GenusName=Pteropterus&SpeciesNam
- inaturalist.org /observations/396242270
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Fanhaa mas' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.