Pterois - Lionfishes

Classification

Genus: Pterois - Lionfishes
Family: Scorpaenidae - Scorpionfishes
Order: Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Species

Devil firefish
(Pterois miles)

Spotfin lionfish
(Pterois antennata)

Red lionfish
(Pterois volitans)

African lionfish
(Pterois mombasae)

Luna Lionfish
(Pterois lunulata)

Red sea lionfish
(Pterois cincta)

Plaintail turkeyfish
(Pterois russelii)

Radial firefish
(Pterois radiata)

Pterois paucispinula

Pterois brevipectoralis

Andover lionfish
(Pterois andover)

Hawaiian turkeyfish
(Pterois sphex)

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