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Tassled scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Tassled scorpionfish
- Scientific
- Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 36 cm (total length); commonly 30 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A scorpionfish with a long snout and many tassels and skin flaps around the head, very variable in colour, reaching about 36 cm. It sits camouflaged on rock and coral on outer slopes and channels.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Scorpaenopsis-oxycephala.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_escorpión_de_cabeza_plana_(Scorpaenopsis_oxycephala),_m
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.