Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Red Lionfish
Pterois volitans
Red Lionfish
Also known as: Common Lionfish
Category: Lionfishes
Scientific Name: Pterois volitans
Size: 7 to 15 in. (18 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 40-150 ft. (12-45 m)
Distribution: Eastern Indo-Pacific, Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Australia, French Polynesia
Note: Invasive species in Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
       └Scorpaenidae (Family)
        └Pteroinae (Subfamily)
         └Pterois (Genus)
          └P. volitans (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Lionfishes

Red Lionfish

Twinspot Lionfish

Spotfin Lionfish

Clearfin Lionfish



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