Eastern Mombasa Lionfish

Pteropterus paucispinula

Fourteen Point Four Centimeters Scorpionfish of Japanese Waters

Eastern Mombasa Lionfish is a marine fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 14.4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Pteropterus
Maximum length: 14.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: from India to northern Australia (Timor Sea); north to southern Japan; eastwards to Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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