# Pterois russelii

Pterois russelii és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels escorpènids.

## Descripció

* Fa 30 cm de llargària màxima.

## Hàbitat

És un peix marí, associat als esculls de corall i de clima tropical (40°N-40°S) que viu entre 15-60 m de fondària.

## Distribució geogràfica

Es troba des del Golf Pèrsic i l'Àfrica oriental fins a Nova Guinea i Austràlia Occidental.

## Observacions

És verinós per als humans.

## Referències

* ↑ Catalogue of Life (anglès)
* ↑ The Taxonomicon (anglès)
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## Bibliografia

* Anònim, 2000. Base de dades de la col·lecció de peixos del J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, Sud-àfrica. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, Sud-àfrica.
* Anònim, 2001. Base de dades de la col·lecció de peixos del National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution - Division of Fishes.
* Anònim, 2002. Base de dades de la col·lecció de peixos del American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, NY 10024-5192, Estats Units.
* Kochzius, M., R. Söller, M.A. Khalaf i D. Blohm, 2003. Molecular phylogeny of the lionfish genera Dendrochirus and Pterois (Scorpaenidae, Pteroinae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 28(2003): 396-403.
* Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea i W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p.
* Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao i C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan.

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