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Yellowspotted scorpionfish
Sebastapistes cyanostigma
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellowspotted scorpionfish
- Scientific
- Sebastapistes cyanostigma
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (total length); commonly 6.4 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 30 m (usually 2 to 15 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small scorpionfish with yellow and white spots on a reddish body, reaching about 10 cm. It hides among the branches of Pocillopora and fire coral in surge zones.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Sebastapistes-cyanostigma.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Sebastapistes_cyanostigma.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.