Recently, Flower scorpionfish has been found in Digha, West Bengal and Paradip in Odisha.

About Flower scorpionfish:

=> It is also known as Hoplosebastes Armatus and it belongs to the order of ray-finned fish that is also known as Scorpaeniforme.

=> It was discovered in the Pacific Ocean off Japan almost a century ago in 1929.

=> A unique, lesser-known fish species that was till now thought to be found only in the Pacific Ocean has been found in the Indian Ocean too.

=> The two specimens of Hoplosebastes were collected by scientists from the harbour of Digha in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur on February 12, 2019.

• Two years after that discovery, scientists collected 22 other specimens from the waters off Paradeep in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district on October 13, 2021.
• The length of the species ranged from 75-127 mm, while its body width was from 14-22 mm. The head of the species was comparatively large and greater than the body.