Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Red Lionfish
Pterois volitans
Red Lionfish
Also known as: Common Lionfish
Category: Lionfishes
Scientific Name: Pterois volitans
Size: 7 to 15 in. (18 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 40-150 ft. (12-45 m)
Distribution: Eastern Indo-Pacific, Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Australia, French Polynesia
Invasive species in Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Pteroinae (Subfamily) Lionfishes
        └Pterois (Genus)
         └P. volitans (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159559🔗
iNaturalist ID: 47280🔗

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