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Guam scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes guamensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Guam scorpionfish
- Scientific
- Scorpaenodes guamensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 20 m (usually 0 to 5 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small scorpionfish with a large dark blotch on the gill cover, reaching about 14 cm. It hides in rock crevices on reef flats and hunts small crustaceans at night.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Scorpaenodes-guamensis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Scorpaenodes_guamensis.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.