Dendrochirus brachypterus
Dendrochirus brachypterus, known commonly as the shortfin turkeyfish or dwarf lionfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Scorpaenidae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Dendrochirus |
| Species: | D. brachypterus |
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| Dendrochirus brachypterus (G. Cuvier, 1829) | |
Shortfin turkeyfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea included.[3]
Dwarf lionfish is up to 17 centimetres (6.7 in) in length.[4]
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.[5]
References
- Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. 2016. Dendrochirus brachypterus . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69793633A69800927. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69793633A69800927.en. Downloaded on 15 December 2019.
- http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4912&GenusName=Dendrochirus&SpeciesName=brachypterus&StockCode=5145
- http://www.fishbase.org/summary/4912
- Lieske & Myers,Coral reef fishes,Princeton University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780691089959
- http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2004/11/fish
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- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218052
- Photos of Dendrochirus brachypterus on Sealife Collection
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