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Dendrochirus bellus (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)

Butterfly scorpionfish
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China country information

Common names: Měi lì duǎn qí suō yóu, 獅子魚, 狮子鱼
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Taiwan (Ref. 5193).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chinese Academy of Fishery Science (CAFS), 2007
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Pteroinae
Etymology: Dendrochirus: Greek, dendron = tree + Greek, cheir = hands; with tree like marks (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Jordan & Hubbs.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 200 m (Ref. 11230).   Temperate; 35°N - 21°N, 119°E - 170°E

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