Name - Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758)

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1256179 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Pterois volitans

• Pterois volitans L.

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Species

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Larval record of a red firefish, Pterois volitans, from northwestern Australia (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes).
• Molecular evidence that the lionfishes Pterois miles and Pterois volitans are distinct species.
• The lionfishes: Comparative development of Pterois volitans, Dendrochirus barberi, and D. hemprichi (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) and discrimination of their early life stages from non-pteroine scorpaenid genera in the Western North Atlantic.

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