First specimen-based Indonesian record of a rare scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis obtusa (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Scorpaenidae), from Alor Island

Abstract

A single specimen of the shortsnout scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall et Eschmeyer, 2002 (Scorpaenidae), collected from the south coast of Ampera, Alor Barat Laut, Alor Island, Indonesia, at 5 m depth, represents the first voucher specimen-supported record of the species from Indonesian waters (previous records from Nusa Penida and northern Sulawesi having being based on underwater photographs). At 91.1 mm in standard length, the Alor specimen is the largest recorded individual of the species to date.