Sealife guideThe shortfin lionfishDendrochirus brachypterus
Last updated on 08/19/2024 at 10:17 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Shortfin lionfishShortfin turkeyfish
French namesPtérois nain
Scientific nameDendrochirus brachypterus (Cuvier, 1829)
FamilyScorpaenidae
OrderScorpaeniformes
ClassActinopterygii
The shortfin lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus) © Aquanaut4 | Dreamstime.com
Within the same family
Black scorpionfishScorpaena porcus
Eastern red scorpionfishScorpaena jacksoniensis
Eschmeyer's scorpionfishRhinopias eschmeyeri
Leaf scorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthus
Red scorpionfishScorpaena scrofa
Small red scorpionfishScorpaena notata
Spotted scorpionfishScorpaena plumieri
Weedy scorpionfishRhinopias frondosa
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