Pterois russelii
Pterois russelii, the plaintail turkeyfish, soldier lionfish or Russell's lionfish, is a lionfish species native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean from the eastern part of Africa to the Persian Gulf. They grow up to 30 cm in length.[3] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It is generally found in reefs. They can have as many as 26 spines. They have 13 dorsal spine, 10–12 dorsal soft rays, 3 anal spines, and 7–8 anal soft rays
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Pterois |
| Species: | P. russelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterois russelii E. T. Bennett, 1831 | |
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References
- Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. 2016. Pterois russelii . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T50903260A54145434. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50903260A54145434.en. Downloaded on 14 December 2019.
- Allen, Gerald R.; Erdmann, Mark V. (23 January 2008). "Pterois andover, a new species of scorpionfish (Pisces: Scorpaenidae) from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea" (PDF). aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. Special Publication. 13 (3–4): 137. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Pterois russelli" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
External links
- Photos of Pterois russelii on Sealife Collection
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