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Also known as lionfish

Lionfish (genus Pterois) are venomous marine fish native to the Indo-Pacific. They are characterized by conspicuous warning coloration with red or black bands and ostentatious dorsal fins tipped with venomous spines. Pterois radiata, Pterois volitans, and Pterois miles are the most commonly studied species in the genus. Pterois species are popular aquarium fish. P. volitans and P. miles are recent and significant invasive species in the west Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Mediterranean Sea.

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Pterois is a genus of fish within the family Scorpaenidae. It belongs to the class Teleostei and the phylum Chordata. Taxonomic records place it in the order Perciformes, while other sources list it under Scorpaeniformes. The genus name is derived from the words for lion and fire. Its taxonomic status is accepted, with the authority cited as Oken, 1817.

The habitat of Pterois includes marine and brackish environments. Specimens have been recorded in the Philippines, Solomon Islands, French Polynesia, Australia, and Japan. These records are held by institutions including UWFC, USNM, LSUMZ, NMV, and CAS. The genus has a total of 66,125 occurrence records, with 279 specific records and 13 media items documented in one database.

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Species

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Pterois

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderScorpaeniformes
  5. FamilyScorpaenidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded66,125

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
279
With media
13
Family
Scorpaenidae
Collections
UWFC, USNM, LSUMZ, NMV, CAS, SIO
Recorded in
Philippines, Solomon Islands, French Polynesia, Australia, Japan, Belize, Taiwan, Curacao

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Scorpaenidae
Named after
fire
Image
Pterois miles or volitans - 5362.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Pterois
taxon name
Pterois
topic's main category
Category:Pterois
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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Etymology
  • Description
  • Species
  • Ecology and behavior
  • Prey
  • Predators and parasites
  • Interaction with humans
  • Native range and habitat
  • Invasive introduction and range
  • Western tropical Atlantic
  • Mediterranean
  • Predatorial and invasive behavior
  • Long-term effects of invasion
  • Control and eradication efforts
  • "Lionfish as Food" campaign
  • See also
  • References

Lionfish (genus Pterois) are venomous marine fish native to the Indo-Pacific. They are characterized by conspicuous warning coloration with red or black bands and ostentatious dorsal fins tipped with venomous spines. Pterois radiata, Pterois volitans, and Pterois miles are the most commonly studied species in the genus. Pterois species are popular aquarium fish. P. volitans and P. miles are recent and significant invasive species in the west Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Mediterranean Sea.

==Taxonomy== Pterois was described as a genus in 1817 by German naturalist, botanist, biologist, and ornithologist Lorenz Oken. In 1856, French naturalist Eugène Anselme Sébastien Léon Desmarest designated Scorpaena volitans, which had been named by Bloch in 1787 and which was the same as Linnaeus's 1758 Gasterosteus volitans, as the type species of the genus.

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