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Pterois russelii in life
In life — Plaintail Lionfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Alexandra Hoschke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alexandra Hoschke
BPBM 21415Ichthyology

Pterois russelii

Plaintail Lionfish

As recorded: Pterois russelii Bennett, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

Collected by
G.R. Allen, aboard M/V "Darbat", station 2
Date
March 10, 1977
Locality
Gulf of Oman; about 3 nautical miles N of Khalil
Island
Gulf Of Oman
Depth
45 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
2 Bishop specimens of Pterois russelii · collected 1977–1980Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 10, 1977, G.R. Allen, aboard M/V "Darbat", station 2 also collected 7 other specimens.

Brachypterois serrulifer

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Gerres filamentosus

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Lagocephalus

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Leiognathus

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Lutjanus malabaricus

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Narcine

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Upeneus sulphureus

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Cite this specimen

Pterois russelii. BPBM 21415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38331374. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21415.

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