"Pterois is a genus of venomous marine fish, commonly known as lionfish, native to the Indo-Pacific. Also called zebrafish, firefish, turkeyfish, tastyfish or butterfly-cod, it is characterized by conspicuous warning coloration with red, white, creamy, or black bands, showy pectoral fins, and venomous spiky fin rays. Pterois radiata, Pterois volitans, and Pterois miles are the most commonly studied species in the genus. Pterois species are popular aquarium fish. P. volitans and P. miles are a recent and significant invasive species in the western Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea."- Wikipedia
Scientific name: Pterois
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Scorpaenidae
Kingdom: Animalia
Higher classification: Pteroinae
Did you know: A lionfish's stomach can expand to 30 times its normal size. deathtolionfish.org
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