Spotfin lionfish
The spotfin lionfish[2] or broadbarred firefish (Pterois antennata) is a fish found in the tropical Indian and Western Pacific Oceans; it grows to a maximum of 20 cm (8 in) and, like other lionfish, has venomous spiny dorsal fins. Its typical habitat is in lagoons and reefs, where it hides during the day and hunts shrimp and crab at night.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Pterois |
| Species: | P. antennata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) | |
References
- Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. 2016. Pterois antennata . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69799447A69801022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69799447A69801022.en. Downloaded on 14 December 2019.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Pterois in FishBase. December 2012 version.
External links
- Photos of Spotfin lionfish on Sealife Collection
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