Dendrochirus

Dendrochirus biocellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scorpaenoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Ordo: Scorpaeniformes Subordo: Scorpaenoidei

Familia: Scorpaenidae
Subfamilia: Pteroinae
Genus: Dendrochirus
Species: D. barberi - D. bellus - D. bioccelatus - D. brachypterus - D. tuamotuensis – D. zebra

Name

Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839

• Type species: Pterois zebra Cuvier, 1829

Synonyms

• Brachyrus (subgenus of Pterois) Swainson, 1839
• Brachirus (subgenus of Pterois) Swainson, 1839
• Nemapterois Fowler, 1938

Vernacular names

English: Dwarf lionfish

References

• Swainson, W. 1839. The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. Spottiswoode & Co.: London. vol. 2: i–vi + 1–448. BHL Reference page.