Zebra turkeyfish
Encyclopedia
The Zebra turkeyfish or Zebra lionfish, Dendrochirus zebra, is a carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives in the Indian
and western Pacific
oceans. However, lionfishes have been found in the Atlantic Ocean as well, up to the coast of New York. This range is most likely a result of aquarists releasing their pets into the wild. This member of the scorpion fish family has thirteen venomous spines along its back, used to defend itself. These spines are connected with a clear film. These fish are slow-moving and peaceful, but can be dangerous. They have a habit of resting in places hidden from light such as under a rock or a piece of coral. All lionfish are immune to each other's poison and all are solitary fish.
Zebra Lionfish are found at depths down to only 60 meters.
Despite their obvious advantage, zebra lionfish feed only on small crustaceans, and are in turn preyed upon by groupers.
The Zebra Turkeyfish is also mentioned in Animal Crossing
: Wild World
, for Nintendo DS
and is fishable in Animal Crossing City Folk on Nintendo Wii.
It reaches a maximum 24 cm and inhabits tropical waters.
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
and western Pacific
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
oceans. However, lionfishes have been found in the Atlantic Ocean as well, up to the coast of New York. This range is most likely a result of aquarists releasing their pets into the wild. This member of the scorpion fish family has thirteen venomous spines along its back, used to defend itself. These spines are connected with a clear film. These fish are slow-moving and peaceful, but can be dangerous. They have a habit of resting in places hidden from light such as under a rock or a piece of coral. All lionfish are immune to each other's poison and all are solitary fish.
Zebra Lionfish are found at depths down to only 60 meters.
Despite their obvious advantage, zebra lionfish feed only on small crustaceans, and are in turn preyed upon by groupers.
The Zebra Turkeyfish is also mentioned in Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing
The Animal Crossing games have garnered positive response. The first three games are among the best-selling for their respective consoles. Animal Crossing has sold 2.321 million copies; Wild World 10.79 million; and City Folk 3.38 million...
: Wild World
Animal Crossing: Wild World
is a 2005 social simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console, and is the second game in the Animal Crossing series....
, for Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
and is fishable in Animal Crossing City Folk on Nintendo Wii.