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Pterois cincta, the Red Sea lionfish or Red Sea clearfin lionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and lionfishes. It is found in the Red Sea .
The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous coral reef fish in the family Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes.It is mainly native to the Indo-Pacific region, but has become an invasive species in the Caribbean Sea, as well as along the East Coast of the United States and East Mediterranean and also found in Brazil at Fernando de Noronha.
Lionfish have 18 venomous spines total: 2 pelvic spines, 3 anal spines, and 13 dorsal spines. Pterois is a genus of venomous marine fish, commonly known as the lionfish, native to the Indo-Pacific. It is characterized by conspicuous warning coloration with red or black bands and ostentatious dorsal fins tipped with venomous spines.
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Red devil cichlid Amphilophus labiatus: Red drum: Sciaenops ocellatus: Also known as Channel bass Red-eye round herring: Etrumeus sadina: Red grouper: Epinephelus morio: Red hind: Epinephelus guttatus: Red hogfish: Decodon puellaris: Red jewelfish: Odontanthias cauoh: Red lionfish: Pterois volitans: Red porgy: Pagrus pagrus: Red Sea sailfin tang
Tannish-pink with a single vertical red stripe and a dorsal fin with the skin between the rays pulled back like on a lionfish. 12 cm (4.7 in) Lyretail anthias, Sea Goldie: Pseudanthias squamipinnis: Yes: Females are orange with lyre-shaped caudal fin. Males are fuchsia with red markings on fins: 15 cm (5.9 in) Squareback anthias: Pseudanthias ...
Long Island Sound is a large marine estuary in the Northeastern United States. It forms the maritime border between the states of New York and Connecticut.It is diverse and serves as a breeding ground to many different types of marine animal species; the following is a list of said species by scientific and/or common name.
Pterois miles, the devil firefish or common lionfish, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the western Indo-Pacific region. It is frequently confused with its close relative, the red lionfish (Pterois volitans). The scientific name is from Greek pteron, meaning "wing", and Latin miles, meaning "soldier".