Pterois sphex: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Genus
- Pterois
- Species
- Pterois sphex
- Scientific Name
- Pterois sphex
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pterois sphex
Pterois sphex, the Hawaiian turkeyfish or Hawaiian lionfish is a species of ray-finned fish with venomous spines belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and lionfishes. It is found in the eastern Central Pacific, specifically in marine waters off of Hawaii. It is found in seaward reefs and lagoons at depths from 3 – 122 m.
...Pterois sphex in languages:
- Chinese
- 蜂蓑鮋
- Czech
- perutýn havajský
- English
- Hawaiian Turkeyfish
- English
- Hawaiian Lionfish
- Italian
- Pesce leone hawaiano
- Portuguese
- Peixe-leão-havaiano
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