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Pigmy scorpionfish
Sebastapistes fowleri
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Pigmy scorpionfish
- Scientific
- Sebastapistes fowleri
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4.7 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 61 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A tiny scorpionfish, under 5 cm, living in rubble and sand near reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Sebastapistes-fowleri.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.