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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Pterois |
| Species: | P. miles
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterois miles (J. W. Bennett, 1828)
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Pterois miles, the devil firefish or common lionfish, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the western Indo-Pacific region. It is frequently confused with its close relative, the red lionfish (Pterois volitans). The scientific name is from Greek pteron, meaning "wing", and Latin miles, meaning "soldier".
- ^ Motomura, H.; Matsuura, K. & Khan, M. (2018). "Pterois miles". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T190475A54145413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T190475A54145413.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterois miles". FishBase. February 2022 version.