Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Komodo, Indonesia
Shortfin Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Shortfin Lionfish
Also known as: Shortfin Turkeyfish, Dwarf Lionfishes
Category: Lionfishes
Scientific Name: Dendrochirus brachypterus
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
└Scorpaenidae (Family)
└Pteroinae (Subfamily)
└Dendrochirus (Genus)
└D. brachypterus (Species)
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