Zebra turkeyfish

Zebra turkeyfish

Taxobox
name = Zebra turkeyfish


image_width = 200px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Scorpaeniformes
familia = Scorpaenidae
genus = "Dendrochirus"
species = "D. zebra"
binomial = "Dendrochirus zebra"
binomial_authority = Cuvier, 1829

The Zebra turkeyfish or Zebra lionfish, "Dendrochirus zebra", is a carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives in the Indian and western Pacific oceans. This member of the scorpion fish family has thirteen venomous spines along its back, used to defend itself. These fish are slow-moving and peaceful, but can be dangerous. They have a habit of resting in places hidden from light such as under a rock or a piece of coral. They are immune to each other's poison. These are solitary fish that are fearless and doesn't afraid of anything, as they have no natural predators.

It reaches a maximum 24cm and inhabits tropical waters.

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