Kingdom Animalia Family Scorpaenidae Genus Pterois Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes | Class Actinopterygii Subfamily Pteroinae Scientific name Pterois russelii Rank Species | |
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Similar Lionfish, Pterois mombasae, Pterois sphex, Clearfin lionfish, Dendrochirus brachypterus | ||
Pterois russelli, the soldier lionfish, plaintail turkeyfish, or Russell's lionfish, is a lionfish species native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean from the eastern part of Africa to the Persian Gulf. They grow up to 30 cm in length. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
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