Twinspot Lionfish, Dendrochirus biocellatus
Scientific name: Dendrochirus biocellatus
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Twinspot Lionfish, Dendrochirus biocellatus
Image: Dr John E. Randall
© Dr John E. Randall
© Dr John E. Randall
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Dendrochirus
- Species
- biocellatus
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
Twinspot Lionfish, Dendrochirus biocellatus
Image: Dr John E. Randall
© Dr John E. Randall
© Dr John E. Randall
A Twinspot Lionfish caught at a depth around 30 m, Tahiti, 26 February 1969.
Notes
This tropical species occurs from the eastern Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. In Australia it is known from near Ashmore and Cartier Islands off north-western Western Australia.
