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Zebra Turkeyfish

Dendrochirus zebra

Also known as: Butterfly Scorpionfish, Dwarf Lionfish, Dwarf Zebra Lionfish, Fan Dancer, Lionfish, Many-spotted Butterfly Cod, Turkeyfish, Zebra Butterfly Cod, Zebra Dwarf Lionfish, Zebra Firefish, Zebra Lionfish, Zebrafish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
VenomousKeep your distance
Adult
@fishx6 · lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 35
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Overview

Found singly or in family groups, over coral, rock, and rubble bottoms, in caves and over reef flats, of lagoons, coastal and outer reefs

Lionfish can be found during the day, hovering above the ground, in caves or crevices, often upside down. At night they are out in the open hunting.
When disturbed they raise their feathery fins as a warning and will usually move off out of harms way, however, if cornered they are able to charge at considerable speed.
Their beautiful feathery pectoral and dorsal fins are highly venomous.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Country only · 35
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Found singly or in family groups, over coral, rock, and rubble bottoms, in caves and over reef flats, of lagoons, coastal and outer reefs

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Adult photos 35

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Discussion 3

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3 comments

  • Kirbyfish· 17 Sept 2017

    I'll take it that fishx6 knows more about this fish. I man brand new to this forum.

  • fishx6Top Contributor· 16 Sept 2017

    This is very similar to the ones they get. Read our blog about lionfish in North America http://www.whatsthatfish.com/blog/bonaire-death-in-bonaire/

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Taxonomy

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyScorpaenidae
  6. genusDendrochirus
  7. speciesDendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829)

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More in the family

Rockfishes (Scorpaenidae)