Dendrochirus brachypterus

Dwarf lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Dendrochirus brachypterus, Port Stephens, New South Wales , Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Dendrochirus brachypterus, adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Dendrochirus brachypterus, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Dendrochirus brachypterus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Dendrochirus brachypterus, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Dendrochirus brachypterus
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Dendrochirus brachypterus

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Variable colour and markings, often similar to D. zebra (Zebra Lionfish), but with red-margined black spots on filaments from dorsal spines, and 8-10 dark bars on pectoral fins. Small size, curved bands on the pectoral fins, and lack of rays projecting out from the membrane on the pectoral fins.


Information

Max Size: 17 cm

Sea Temperature Range: N/A

Depth: 5-40m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Infrequent (3.2% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney