Biology:Dendrochirus biocellatus
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of fish
| Twinspot lionfish | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Dendrochirus |
| Species: | D. biocellatus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrochirus biocellatus (Fowler, 1938)
| |
File:Wuppertal - Zoo - Dendrochirus biocellatus 01 (0) ies.webm Dendrochirus biocellatus, known commonly as the twospot turkeyfish or ocellated lionfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Scorpaenidae.[2] The twospot turkeyfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region,[3][4] and it grows up to 13 centimetres (5.1 in) in length.[5][3] In the wild, the species eats small fish as well as shrimp.[3]
In captivity, the fish is somewhat shy.[3] Furthermore, it may hide in crevices during daylight.[3] The species has successfully bred in an aquarium.[3]
References
- ↑ Dendrochirus biocellatus: Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K, 2015, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69793564A69800922.en
- ↑ "Common Names List - Dendrochirus biocellatus". Fishbase.org. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5827&GenusName=Dendrochirus&SpeciesName=biocellatus&StockCode=6125. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Template:Whatfishbook
- ↑ "Dendrochirus biocellatus, Twospot turkeyfish : aquarium". Fishbase.org. 2012-07-03. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/5827. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ "SOUS LES MERS : Dendrochirus biocellatus - poisson lion à deux ocelles". Fran.cornu.free.fr. http://fran.cornu.free.fr/affichage/affichage_nom.php?id_espece=1014. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- "Dendrochirus biocellatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=643957. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Dendrochirus biocellatus" in FishBase. November 2005 version.
External links
- Photos of Dendrochirus biocellatus on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2371681 entry
 |
