| Lionfish | |
|---|---|
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| Pterois volitans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Tribe: | Pteroini |
| Genus: | Pterois Oken, 1817[1] |
| Type species | |
| Scorpaena volitans | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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]
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, 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.
- ^ Gilbert Whitley (1939). "Ichthyological genotypes: Desmarest's designations, 1874". Australian Zoologist. 9 (3): 222–226.
- ^ a b National 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.