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Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829)

Zebra turkeyfish
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Lain, Scorpion kembang, Zebra lionfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: Ambon (Ref. 48635). From Bali Strait to Timor Sea. In range Ref. 47567. Museum: CSIRO CA1303. Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Manado and vicinity, Pulau Seribu, Togean and Banggai Islands; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Anambas and Natuna Islands (Ref. 89611). Also Ref. 8631.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. and P.J. Kailola, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Pteroinae
Etymology: Dendrochirus: Greek, dendron = tree + Greek, cheir = hands; with tree like marks (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 115 m (Ref. 123552), usually 3 - 60 m (Ref. 30874).   Tropical; 30°N - 30°S, 32°E - 163°W

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