Global InformationDendrochirus biocellatus information
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Dendrochirus |
| Species: | D. biocellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendrochirus biocellatus (Fowler, 1938)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dendrochirus biocellatus, the twospot turkeyfish, twinspot lionfish, twoeyed lionfish or ocellated lionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and lionfishes. This species is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region, In the wild, the species eats small fish as well as shrimp.
- ^ Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. (2016). "Dendrochirus biocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69793564A69800922. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69793564A69800922.en. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Dendrochirus biocellatus" in FishBase. February 2022 version.