Devil firefish

Devil firefish

Taxobox
name = Common Lionfish


image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Scorpaeniformes
familia = Scorpaenidae
subfamilia = Pteroinae
genus = "Pterois"
species = "P. miles"
binomial = "Pterois miles"
binomial_authority = Bennett, 1828Known as the common lionfish or Devil firefish. This fish is frequently confused with its close relative, the Red lionfish.

Description

Length up to 35 cm. This lionfish varies in colour from reddish to tan or grey, and has a feathery dorsal fin and wing-like pectoral fin. Its face is less angular than the Volitan Lionfish.

Habitat

Areas with crevices or lagoons, often on the outer slope of coral reefs.Siliotti, A. (2002) "fishes of the red sea" Verona, Geodia ISBN 88-87177-42-2] the fish is red

Distribution

Indian Ocean: Red Sea, South Africa, Indonesia, Also known in eastern Mediterranean. Very similar in appearance to pterois volitans which does not occur in the red sea.

Hazards

Fin spines are highly venomous and can be dangerous to humans. [FishBase_species|genus=pterois|species=miles|year=2007|month=5]

References


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