Pterois lunulata

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Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel 1843
Luna lionfish
Length: 20 cm
Locality: Mushizaki, Sado Is. Depth: 26 m
Environment: Sand bottom
Water temperature: 11°C
Date: Feb, 2021 Photographer: Akihito Omori

PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderScorpaeniformes
FamilyScorpaenidae

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A young fish of P. lunulata
Length: 5 cm
Locality: Fish Bank spot, Kitakoura, Sado Is. Depth: 20 m
Environment: Sand bottom
Water temperature: 24°C
Date: Sep, 2018 Photographer: Akihito Omori