Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Shortfin Lionfish
Neochirus brachyptera
Shortfin Lionfish
Also known as: Shortfin Turkeyfish, Dwarf Lionfishes
Category: Lionfishes
Scientific Name: Neochirus brachyptera
Synonyms: Dendrochirus brachypterus
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Pteroinae (Subfamily)
        └Neochirus (Genus)
         └N. brachyptera (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1871495🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1571748🔗

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