Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Gurnard Lionfish
Parapterois heterura
Gurnard Lionfish
Category: Lionfishes
Scientific Name: Parapterois heterura
Size: Up to 15 in. (38 cm)  
Depth: 10-300 ft. (3-90 m)
Distribution: Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Pteroinae (Subfamily) Lionfishes
        └Parapterois (Genus)
         └P. heterura (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277609🔗
iNaturalist ID: 348628🔗

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