Biology:Spotfin lionfish
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Pterois |
| Species: | P. antennata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787)
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The spotfin lionfish[2] 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. The spotfin lionfish, also known as broadbarred firefish, are known to hunt juvenilles of their own species and others. They consume up to 8.2 times their body weight anually.
References
- ↑ Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. 2016. Pterois antennata . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69799447A69801022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69799447A69801022.en. Downloaded on 14 December 2019.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Pterois in FishBase. December 2012 version.
3. Steer, P. 2012. "Pterois antennata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 29, 2021 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pterois_antennata/
External links
- Photos of Spotfin lionfish on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q571915 entry
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