Scorpion Fish (species: Dendrochirus zebra) in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
Frankland Island Group, QLD does not include Dendrochirus zebra.
Dendrochirus zebra
Scorpion Fish


©Richard Ling: Scorpion fish (Dendrochirus zebra)

©Anne: 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

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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 25 cm (Standard Length)

Depth range

  • From 3 m to 80 m

Synonyms

Similar taxa

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Scorpion Fish (Dendrochirus zebra)

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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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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