Pterois russelii

(Pterois russelii)

Description

Pterois russelii, the plaintail turkeyfish, soldier lionfish or Russell's lionfish, is a lionfish species native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean from the eastern part of Africa to the Persian Gulf. They grow up to 30 cm in length. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It is generally found in reefs. They can have as many as 26 spines. They have 13 dorsal spine, 10–12 dorsal soft rays, 3 anal spines, and 7–8 anal soft rays

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Scorpaenidae
Genus:Pterois
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