Twospot turkeyfish
Dendrochirus biocellatus
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A small lionfish from the tropical Indo-Pacific, secretive and nocturnal: by day it hides in caves and sponges. Its spines are venomous.
- Scientific name
- Dendrochirus biocellatus
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Order
- Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
- Synonyms
- Nemapterois biocellata, Nemapterois biocellatus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13 cm
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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