Zebra Lionfish (species: Dendrochirus zebra) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Dendrochirus zebra
Zebra Lionfish


©Anne Hoggett: Dendrochirus zebra at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island

©Barbara Banks: Dendrochirus zebra in the Lizard Island lagoon.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Scorpaeniformes
Family Scorpaenidae
Genus Dendrochirus
Species Dendrochirus zebra

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Pectoral fins are large with membranes joining the rays to the tips, with radiating dark bands. Six broad dark bars on body with a narrower dark bar in the pale space separating them.

Size

  • Up to 18 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Similar taxa

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Other references

  • Caley, M.J. (1991). Mechanisms of coexistence in communities of coral-reef fishes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 307.
  • Caley, M.J. (1995). Reef fish community structure and dynamics: in interaction between local and larger-scale processes? Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 19-29. LIRS catalog number 448.
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