Dendrochirus brachypterus
| Dendrochirus brachypterus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Dendrochirus |
| Species: | D. brachypterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendrochirus brachypterus (G. Cuvier, 1829)
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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
- ^ http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4912&GenusName=Dendrochirus&SpeciesName=brachypterus&StockCode=5145
- ^ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/4912
- ^ Lieske & Myers,Coral reef fishes,Princeton University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780691089959
- ^ http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2004/11/fish
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