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IllustrationBlotchfin scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes varipinnis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blotchfin scorpionfish
- Scientific
- Scorpaenodes varipinnis
- 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 0 to 200 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small scorpionfish with blotched fins, reaching about 13 cm, living among sponges and coralline areas.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Scorpaenodes-varipinnis.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.