Radial firefish

Pteropterus radiatus

Scorpionfish from New Caledonia

Radial firefish is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 24 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Pteropterus
Maximum length: 24 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Sodwana Bay, South Africa and to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. Records from the Mascarene Islands lack verification and are probably based on Pterois antennata (Ref. 33390 ).

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