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Pterois is a genus of venomous marine fish found mostly in the Indo-Pacific. The fish of the genus Pterois has a pair of fan-shaped pectoral fins and a spiky first dorsal fin. These fins give the fish the appearance of a lion's mane, which makes lionfish their common name. The shape and coloring of its body provide it the ability to blend with the surroundings, which is usually called camouflage.
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms. Noun: 1. Pterois - lionfishes. genus Pterois. fish genus - any of various genus of fish. family Scorpaenidae, Scorpaenidae ...
Native Range: Indo-Pacific: western Australia and Malaysia to the Marquesas Islands and Oeno; north to southern Japan and southern Korea; south to Lord Howe, Kermadec, and Austral ...
The firefish (Pterois volitans), also known as the lionfish, was first described in 1758 by Dutch naturalist Johan Frederick Gronovius. The firefish is a species of scorpionfish ...
The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous coral reef fish from the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. The red lionfish is also found off the east coast of the United States, and was likely first introduced off the Florida coast in the early to mid-1990s. By the summer of 2001, it was found along the Atlantic coast of the United States from Florida to Long Island, New York.
Photograph and information on this species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, community ecology and ...
Pterois volitans (Lionfish) The marine aquarium hobby and service business would definitely be poorer were it not for the lionfishes.
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