False Scorpionfish

Scientific Name: Centrogenys vaigiensis
Family: False Scorpionfishes - Centrogeniidae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Identification: Mottled brown with numerous dark blotches; dark bands on fins except dorsal which has spots and long spines, also variation with nearly solid orange body and white fins. Resembles a scorpionfish, possibly to discourage predators.
Favourite: Solitary or groups.
Hide-out: Estuaries and silty coastal reefs in 2-10m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - India to N.W. Australia, north to S.W. Japan.