Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:aebc9c68-b829-44e0-b090-dfa713e0294b

LSIDs are persistent, location-independent,resource identifiers for uniquely naming biologically significant resources including species names, concepts, occurrences, genes or proteins, or data objects that encode information about them. To put it simply, LSIDs are a way to identify and locate pieces of biological information on the web.

Data Links

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WMS

To use WMS services, copy and paste the following GetCapabilities URL into your OGC client (e.g. uDIG, ESRI ArcGIS)
http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Dendrochirus zebra
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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO

Description

The Zebra Lionfish has striking markings and long pectoral and dorsal fins. The body is reddish with five dark bars, alternating with thin dark bars in large specimens. There is a dark spot on the cheek. Median fins have small dark spots. The Zebra Lionfish is similar in appearance to the Dwarf Lionfish, but the Zebra Lionfish does not have spotted bands across the pectoral fins. ... source: OZ Animals

Online resources

Australian National Fish Collection Images: Authoritative image
Encyclopedia of Life: Description, Video Page Url, Images
Flickr EOL: Images, Occurrence record
Lizard Island Research Station: Images, Occurrence record
OZ Animals: Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat, Diet
Reef Life Survey Images: Images, Occurrence record
Seafood Services Australia: CAAB Code, Author

Species Lists

Australian iconic species
Tropical fish sightings on the Far South Coast NSW: Land / Aquatic: Aquatic; Common / Alternate Name: Zebra Lionfish; General comments: Merimbula
RLS profile v3: Depth: (0–16 m); Commercial_Uses: None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade; Threats: No major threats to this species are known; IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed; Frequency: 0.318; Diet: Invertebrates, Plankton, Fishes; Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea Samoa and Japan to Lord Howe Island.; Abundance: 1.199; Common_Name: Zebra lionfish;; Range: 1191.329; Invasive: Not known to be invasive

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Dendrochirus zebra	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Pterois zebra Cuvier, 1829	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1829. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons Paris : Levrault Vol. 4 pp. 518 pp. pls 72-99

Common Names

Common name	Source
Zebra Lionfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Seafood Services Australia OZ Animals Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota
Zebra Turkeyfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Encyclopedia of Life OZ Animals Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Butterfly Scorpionfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Dwarf Lionfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Fan Dancer Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Many-spotted Butterfly-cod Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Zebra Butterfly-cod Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Zebra Firefish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

Occurrence records

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Name references found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Name references found in the TROVE - NLA

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Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829)

Zebra Lionfish