Dendrochirus brachypterus

Dendrochirus brachypterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Scorpaenidae
Genus:Dendrochirus
Species: D. brachypterus
Binomial name
Dendrochirus brachypterus
(G. Cuvier, 1829)

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.[1]

Shortfin turkeyfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea included.[2]

Dwarf lionfish is up to 17 centimetres (6.7 in) in length.[3]

It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4912&GenusName=Dendrochirus&SpeciesName=brachypterus&StockCode=5145
  2. ↑ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/4912
  3. ↑ Lieske & Myers,Coral reef fishes,Princeton University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780691089959
  4. ↑ http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2004/11/fish


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