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Pterois sphex (lionfish; Hawaiian lionfish; Hawaiian turkeyfish; Turkeyfish)

Language: Hawaiian; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Pterois sphex, the Hawaiian lionfish or Hawaiian turkeyfish, is a scorpaenid fishfound in the eastern Central Pacific, specifically in marine waters off of Hawaii. It is found in seaward reefs and lagoons at depths from 3 – 122 m.
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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