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Name : Pterois russelli

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Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Scorpaenidae
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Description

This species is characterized by having head and body with numerous reddish-brown bars of variable width, separated by narrow white bars. The pectoral fins are enlarged and wing-like with rays free of membrane distally. There are no spots on the median fins and generally, its shorter dorsal spines.


Size

Maximum length: 24.3 cm (TL), common length: 18-22 cm (TL)


Diet

Feeds on crabs, shrimps and small fishes


Utilization

It is popular as an aquarium fish


Gears

Trawl, gillnet