"Lionfish" redirects here. For other uses, see Lionfish (disambiguation).
Pterois
Pterois volitans
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Scorpaeniformes
Family:
Scorpaenidae
Tribe:
Pteroini
Genus:
Pterois Oken, 1817[1]
Type species
Scorpaena volitans
Bloch, 1787[2]
Synonyms[1]
Macrochirus Swainson, 1839
Pseudomonopterus Bleeker, 1863
Pteroleptus Swainson, 1839
Pteropterus Swainson, 1839
Lionfish have 18 venomous spines total: 2 pelvic spines, 3 anal spines, and 13 dorsal spines
Pterois is a genus of venomous marine fish, commonly known as lionfish, native to the Indo-Pacific. It is characterized by conspicuous warning coloration with red or black bands, and ostentatious dorsal fins tipped with venomous spines.[3][4]Pterois radiata, Pterois volitans, and Pterois miles are the most commonly studied species in the genus. Pterois species are popular aquarium fish.[3]P. volitans and P. miles are recent and significant invasive species in the west Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Mediterranean Sea.[5][6][7]
^ abEschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Scorpaenidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ abNational Geographic (11 April 2010). "Lionfish". Archived from the original on 13 January 2010.
^Whitfield, P. E.; Hare, J. A.; David, A. W.; Harter, S. L.; Muñoz, R. C.; Addison, C. M. (2007). "Abundance estimates of the Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans/miles complex in the Western North Atlantic". Biological Invasions. 9 (1): 53–64. doi:10.1007/s10530-006-9005-9. S2CID 41535139.
^Merrington, Andrew (28 June 2016). "Lionfish invading the Mediterranean Sea". Plymouth University.
^"Invasive Lionfish Arrive in the Mediterranean". Scientific American. 28 June 2016.
^Kletou, Demetris; Hall-Spencer, Jason M.; Kleitou, Periklis (2016). "A lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion has begun in the Mediterranean Sea". Marine Biodiversity Records. 9. doi:10.1186/s41200-016-0065-y. hdl:10026.1/5103. S2CID 390623.
with venomous spines. Pterois radiata, Pterois volitans, and Pterois miles are the most commonly studied species in the genus. Pterois species are popular...
red lionfish (Pterois volitans). The scientific name is from Greek pteron, meaning "wing", and Latin miles, meaning "soldier". Pterois miles was first...
has media related to Pterois volitans. Wikispecies has information related to Pterois volitans. Species Profile - Lionfish (Pterois volitans), National...
2022. Photos of Pterois antennata on Sealife Collection Media related to Pterois antennata at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Pterois antennata at Wikispecies...
Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Pterois sphex" in FishBase. February 2022 version. Perry, C. (2019). ""Pterois sphex" (On-line)". Animal Diversity...
offshore reefs. Pterois russelii is a solitary species which has venom bearing spines. It feeds on smaller fishes, crabs and shrimp. Pterois russelii is infrequently...
Smith noted that it seemed to most resemble Pterois sphex from Hawaii. In 2014 a new species, Pterois paucispinula, was described from the Western Pacific...
PMID 24966203. Albins, MA; Lyons, PJ (23 February 2012). "Invasive red lionfish Pterois volitans blow directed jets of water at prey fish". Marine Ecology Progress...
particularly sponges. Pterois paucispinula is normally encountered in small groups or as solitary fish. Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. (2016). "Pterois paucispinula"...
West İndian Lionfish (Pterois brevipectoralis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and lionfishes...
"Pterois cincta" in FishBase. February 2022 version. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pterois"...
"Pterois radiata" in FishBase. February 2022 version. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pterois"...
"Phylogeography of Lionfishes (Pterois) Indicate Taxonomic Over Splitting and Hybrid Origin of the Invasive Pterois volitans". Journal of Heredity. 109...
The reef system is suffering an invasion by the red lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles), which is native to the Indo-Pacific region. Lionfish...
turkeyfish, dragonfish, stingfish Pterois, a genus of venomous marine fish Devil firefish, common lionfish, Pterois miles Clearfin lionfish, radial firefish...
moray eel was recently identified as a natural predator of the lionfish (Pterois miles) in its native habitat in the Red Sea. A mature giant moray has few...
porpoise and whale shark present in the islands' waters. The introduced Pterois is viewed as a pest, as it eats many native species of fish and has no...
Andrew B.; Silliman, Brian R. (2013). "Predation on Speared Red Lionfish, Pterois Volitans, by Spotted Moray, Gymnothorax Moringa". Florida Scientist. 76...
in the Atlantic Ocean. Some species such as the lionfishes in the genus Pterois are invasive non native species in areas such as the Caribbean and the...
trade. Dendrochirus brachypterus Was first formally described in 1829 as Pterois brachyptera by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with no type locality...
Klimek, Brian J.; Plakas, Steven M. (January 2014). "Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans): A Potential Human Health Threat for Ciguatera Fish Poisoning...
designated Pterois zebra, described by Georges Cuvier from Mauritius in 1829, as the type species of Brachyrus which he considered to be a synonym of Pterois. This...
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