Clearfin lionfish

Clearfin lionfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Pterois
Species:
P. radiata
Binomial name
Pterois radiata
G. Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms[2]
  • Pteropterus radiata (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Pterois vittata Sauvage, 1878
  • Scorpaena barffi Curtiss, 1944

The clearfin lionfish (Pterois radiata), also called the tailbar lionfish, radiata lionfish, fireworks fish or radial firefish, is a carnivorous, ray-finned fish with venomous spines belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and lionfishes. This species lives in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. This is the only lionfish species which has spines without any markings. It can also be recognized by the pair of horizontal white stripes on its caudal peduncle.

  1. ^ Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. (2016). "Pterois radiata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69799861A69801032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69799861A69801032.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterois radiata". FishBase. February 2022 version.