| Pterois antennata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family | Scorpaenidae |
| Subfamily | Pteroinae |
| Genus | Pterois |
| Species | P. Antennata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterois antennata (Bloch, M.E., 1787) | |
Pterois antennata or Broadbarred firefish is a fish of the genus Pterois. Found in the tropical Indian Ocean and Western Pacific, it grows to a maximum of 20 centimetres (8 in) and packs a venomous sting. The typical habitat of a broadbarred firefish is in lagoons and reefs, where it hides during the day and hunts shrimp and crab during the night.
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