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Dendrochirus (Lionfish/turkeyfish)

Synonyms: Anisocheirus; Brachyrus; Brachyurus; Nemapterois

Wikipedia Abstract

Dendrochirus is a genus of scorpionfishes that are mostly known as dwarf lionfishes. They are native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The Fu Manchu, Dwarf Zebra, and Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish are members of this genus. They are also popular aquarium fish.
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Species

Dendrochirus barberi (Lionfish)
Dendrochirus bellus (Bricked firefish)
Dendrochirus biocellatus (Twospot turkeyfish)
Dendrochirus brachypterus (Zebra firefish)
Dendrochirus hemprichi (Red Sea dwarf lionfish)
Dendrochirus koyo
Dendrochirus sausaulele
Dendrochirus tuamotuensis (Tuamotu's dwarf lionfish)
Dendrochirus zebra (Zebra turkeyfish)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0