Location: Komodo, Indonesia
Gurnard Lionfish
Parapterois heterura
Gurnard Lionfish
Category: Lionfishes
Scientific Name: Parapterois heterura
Size: Up to 15 in. (38 cm)
Depth: 10-300 ft. (3-90 m)
Distribution: Philippines, Indonesia, Southern Caribbean
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
└Scorpaenidae (Family)
└Pteroinae (Subfamily)
└Parapterois (Genus)
└P. heterura (Species)
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