Dwarf Scorpionfish
Sebastapistes fowleri
- Usual depth4–26 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Sebastapistes fowleri is a species of marine fish in the family Scorpaenidae. Sebastapistes fowleri is one of the smallest species in the family Scorpaenidae. It is found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Sebastapistes fowleri”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 23 records
- May: 26 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–26 m · Deepest record: 65.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dwarf Scorpionfish, Pigmy Scorpionfish, Pygmy Scorpionfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Puchifusakasago, プチフサカサゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 石狗公, 石頭魚, 福氏鱗頭鮋
Other scientific names: Scorpaena fowleri, Scorpaenodes fowleri, Scorpaenopsis fowleri, Sebastapistes badiorufus, Sebastapistes hassi
Similar species
- Bicolor Rosefish
Sebastapistes cyanostigma
- Barchin scorpionfish
Sebastapistes strongia
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Spotted coral croucherCaracanthus maculatus
Pygmy coral croucherCaracanthus unipinna
Zebra turkeyfishDendrochirus zebra
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 317 open-data records from 1951 to 2023.
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