Zebra turkeyfish
| Zebra turkeyfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Dendrochirus |
| Species: | D. zebra |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) | |
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The Zebra Turkeyfish (Dendrochirus zebra) is a very venomous fish. It lives in the Indian and Pacific seas. The fish has 13 venomous spines along its back, used to look after itself. The fish is slow and quiet but can be a danger. The fish rests in dark places such as under a rock or a piece of coral. They aren't affected by each other's venom. They are solitary fish that are not scared of anything, as they have no predators other than groupers.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dendrochirus zebra.
Wikispecies has information on: Dendrochirus zebra.
- ↑ Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. (2016). "Dendrochirus zebra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69793953A69800937. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69793953A69800937.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Dendrochirus zebra" in FishBase. February 2022 version.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Dendrochirus zebra. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
- Photos of Zebra turkeyfish in the Sealife Collection
