Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hawaiian Red Lionfish
Pterois sphex
Hawaiian Red Lionfish
Also known as: Hawaiian Turkeyfish
Category: Lionfishes
Scientific Name: Pterois sphex
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
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. sphex (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276269🔗

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