Pterois antennata
Taxonomical systematics
Scientific name
Pterois antennata (Block, 1787)
Common names
Spotfin Lionfish,
Genus
Family
Scorpaenidae
Order
Scorpaeniformes
Class
Actinopterygii
Phylum
Chordata
Local ecology
Distribution
Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean. (Found in Sydney)
Biological characteristics
Maximum size
20cm TL
Pterois antennata at Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia.
P. antennata inside the lagoon at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea.
P. antennata inside the lagoon at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea.
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