Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Shortfin Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Shortfin Lionfish
Also known as: Shortfin Turkeyfish
Category: Lionfishes
Scientific Name: 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)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
       └Scorpaenidae (Family)
        └Pteroinae (Subfamily)
         └Dendrochirus (Genus)
          └D. brachypterus (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Lionfishes

Shortfin Lionfish

Zebra Lionfish

Spotfin Lionfish

False Mombasa Lionfish

Clearfin Lionfish

Hawaiian Red Lionfish

Red Lionfish

Twinspot Lionfish



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