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Zebra Lionfish, Dwarf Lionfish, Zebra Turkeyfish

Dendrochirus zebra

Description:

Body reddish with 5 dark bars, alternating with thin dark bars in large specimens; median fins with small dark spots; dark spot on cheek. Mid-dorsal spines longer than body depth. Source: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Dendroch...

Habitat:

Coral, rubble, or rock bottoms, tropical Indo-Pacific

Notes:

About 17cm. Night dive at a depth of about 9m. Batangas, Philippines.

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4 Comments

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 11 years ago

Thanks OnengDyah :-)

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Fabolous..and cute..

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 11 years ago

Thank you Gerardo :-)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Wow great spotting and shots Eric :)

Eric Noora
Spotted by
Eric Noora

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Apr 28, 2012
Submitted on Aug 17, 2012

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