Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra
Zebra Lionfish
Category: Lionfishes
Scientific Name: Dendrochirus zebra
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 6-35 ft. (2-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Australia
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Pteroinae (Subfamily) Lionfishes
        └Dendrochirus (Genus)
         └D. zebra (Species)

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