Pterois andover

Pterois andover

Pterois andover
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Scorpaenidae
Subfamily:	Pteroinae
Genus:	Pterois
Species:	P. andover
Binomial name
Pterois andover Allen & Erdmann, 2008

Pterois andover is a scorpaenid fish of the genus Pterois. This species is found in the western Pacific. It is found in marine waters off of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and ranges as far as Sabah, Malaysia and the Philippines. Pterois andover is found at a depth range 3-70 m.

Description

This fish has thirteen dorsal spines. Its first dorsal spine is relatively short.

References

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