Pterois antennata
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| Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787)
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The spotfin lionfish[1] or broadbarred firefish, Pterois antennata, is a fish found in the tropical Indian and Western Pacific Oceans; it grows to a maximum of 20 cm (8 in) and, like other lionfish, has venomous spiny dorsal fins. Its typical habitat is in lagoons and reefs, where it hides during the day and hunts shrimp and crab at night.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Pterois in FishBase. December 2012 version.
External links
Media related to Pterois antennata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pterois antennata at Wikispecies
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