Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Pygmy scorpionfish
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Photo: David Starr Jordan / Alvin Seale / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (view on Wikimedia Commons)Historical illustration. Source: Jordan, David Starr; Seale, Alvin (1906) Fishes of Samoa : Description of the Species Found in the Archipelago, with a Provisional Check-List of the Fishes of O; Commons file: FMIB 39663 Sebastopsis scabra (Ramsay & Ogilby) 1.jpeg

Pygmy scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes scaber

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Pygmy scorpionfish
Scientific
Scorpaenodes scaber
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Scorpaenidae (scorpionfishes)
Maximum size
Up to about 12 cm (total length)
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 30 m; also enters brackish water
IUCN status
DD · Data DeficientData Deficient (DD), assessed 2015

Description

A small scorpionfish reaching about 12 cm, usually found in caves.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.