Scorpaenodes varipinnis
Blotchfin scorpionfish
As recorded: Scorpaenodes varipinnis Smith, 1957
Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae
- Collected by
- R.H. Snider and D. FieldD. Field →Robert H. Snider →
- Date
- November 24, 1964
- Locality
- Efate Island; Pango Peninsula; British Bathing Beach; reef flat
- Island
- Efate Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 24, 1964, R.H. Snider and D. Field also collected 16 other specimens.
Acanthochromis polyacanthus
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Cephalopholis argus
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Ctenochaetus striatus
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Dinematichthys
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Enchelycore bikiniensis
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Fusigobius inframaculatus
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax buroensis
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax margaritophorus
Ichthyology
Myripristis pralinia
Ichthyology
Pristiapogon exostigma
Ichthyology
Pristiapogon kallopterus
Ichthyology
Sargocentron microstoma
Ichthyology
Sargocentron microstoma
Ichthyology
Sargocentron spiniferum
Ichthyology
Scorpaenodes guamensis
Ichthyology
Sunagocia otaitensis
Ichthyology
Scorpaenodes varipinnis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-19.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scorpaenodes varipinnis. BPBM 8592. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38623972. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8592.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38623972 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026