Scorpaenidae

Twospot turkeyfish

Nemapterois biocellatus

Thirteen Centimeters Scorpionfish of Indo West Pacific

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• South Asia
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Nemapterois biocellatus, the Fu Manchu lionfish, twospot turkeyfish, twinspot lionfish, twoeyed lionfish or ocellated lionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and lionfishes. This species is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region, In the wild, the species eats small fish as well as shrimp.