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Turkeyfish (Pteropterus sphex)
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Scorpaenidae

Turkeyfish

Pteropterus sphex

Endemic Scorpionfish of the Hawaiian Islands

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Turkeyfish is known around Eastern Central Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 22 cm.

Maximum length
22 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: known only from Hawaii.

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