Biology:Dendrochirus barberi

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Short description: Species of fish

Dendrochirus barberi
Hawaiian Lionfish (Dendrochirus barberi) at the Waikiki Aquarium.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Dendrochirus
Species:
D. barberi
Binomial name
Dendrochirus barberi
(Steindachner, 1900)

Dendrochirus barberi, the Hawaiian lionfish, is a dwarf lionfish from the Eastern Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 16.5 cm in length.

The species name barberi honors Captain Barber, who commanded the ship in which Franz Steindachner rode as a passenger when collecting the holotype of the Hawaiian lionfish, not the Captain Barber who scuttled his trading brig at Pearl Harbor in the early 1800s.[2]

References

  1. Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. 2016. Dendrochirus barberi . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69793403A69800917. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69793403A69800917.en. Downloaded on 15 December 2019.
  2. Hoover, John P. (2008). The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals. Mutual Publishing. p. 281. ISBN:978-1-56647-887-8.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3754882 entry