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Red Lionfish

Pterois miles (Bennett 1828)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Pterois miles (Bennett 1828)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Pterois miles
Species recognized by Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, Australia Species List, India Species List, Kenya Species List, Madagascar Species List, Maldives Species List, Mauritius Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Seychelles Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, wikipedia EU, Indonesia Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Flores Sea Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Gulf of Aqaba Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of Suez Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Java Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Red Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AF, NCBI, Gulf of Oman Species List, and EOL authors
Pterois miles
Recognized by FAO Fishery Statistics and Furui 2020
Pterois miles (Bennett 1828)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, Bahrain Species List, and Mozambique Species List
Pterois miles (Bennett 1828)
Recognized by Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington and OBIS environmental data records
Pterois muricata
Species recognized by Indonesia Species List and Andaman Sea Species List
Pterois miles
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GGBN data coverage, and wikipedia BR
Pterois miles
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, vimeo, MADtraits, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Pterois miles (Bennett 1828)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, TreatmentBank, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Pterois miles (Bennett 1828)
Recognized by Fishbase
Pterois muricata
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Scorpaena miles
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Pterois muricata Cuvier 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Scorpaena miles Bennett 1828
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Pterois muricata Cuvier 1829
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Scorpaena miles Bennett 1828
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Brachirus miles (Bennett 1828)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Pseudomonopterus volitans
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Pseudomonopterus volitans
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Pterois lunulata
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Pterois muricata Cuvier 1829
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Pterois muricata Cuvier 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Pterois volitans
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Pterois volitans
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Scorpaena miles Bennett 1828
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Scorpaena miles Bennett 1828
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Scorpaena miles Bennett 1828
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

Devil firefish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Indian turkeyfish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Soldier lionfish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Lionfish
prefer
Recognized by vimeo
Red lionfish preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Miles' firefish
prefer
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020
devil firefish
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Afrikaans

Duiwel-vuurvis preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

Deesh
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Rana
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
سمكة الأسد الشائعة preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

риба лъв preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

斑鰭蓑鮋 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

perutýn žoldnéř preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Indisk dragefisk preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Indische koraalduivel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

India tiibkala preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

French

Poisson armée
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Poisson scorpion
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Poisson-dindon
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Poisson-scorpion commun
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Rascasse volante preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

German

Rotfeuerfisch preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

זהרון הדור preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
זהרון
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ingush

ХӀиндера крылатка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ターキーフィッシュ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Polish

Skrzydlica wachlarzopletwa preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Peixe-fogo diabo preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Индийская крылатка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Pez león preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

டெரோயிசு மைல்சு preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ปลาสิงโตธรรมดา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Крилатка індійська preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

سمكة الاسد الشائعه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Devil firefish preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

زریلی شیہنہ مچھی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

斑鳍蓑鲉 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

斑鰭簑鮋 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Pterois miles (Bennett 1828)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Acanthopterygii
Perciformes
Scorpaenoidei
Scorpaenidae
Pterois
Pterois miles (Bennett 1828) (this page)
Pterois andover Allen & Erdmann 2008
Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787)
Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandrytsa 2002)
Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel 1843
Pterois mombasae (Smith 1957)
Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura 2015
Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829
Pterois russelii Bennett 1831
Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann 1903
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaenidae
Pterois
Pterois miles (Bennett 1828) (this page)
Pterois andover Allen & Erdmann 2008
Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787)
Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandrytsa 2002)
Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel 1843
Pterois mombasae (Smith 1957)
Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura 2015
Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829
Pterois russelii Bennett 1831
Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann 1903
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Pterois miles (Bennett 1828) (this page)
Pterois andover Allen & Erdmann 2008
Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787)
Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandrytsa 2002)
Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel 1843
Pterois mombasae (Smith 1957)
Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura 2015
Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829
Pterois russelii Bennett 1831
Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann 1903
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Acanthopterygii
Perciformes
Scorpaenoidei
Scorpaenidae
Pterois
Pterois miles (Bennett 1828) (this page)
Pterois andover Allen & Erdmann 2008
Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787)
Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandrytsa 2002)
Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel 1843
Pterois mombasae (Smith 1957)
Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura 2015
Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829
Pterois russelii Bennett 1831
Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann 1903
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Pterois miles (Bennett 1828) (this page)
Pterois andover Allen & Erdmann 2008
Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787)
Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandrytsa 2002)
Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel 1843
Pterois mombasae (Smith 1957)
Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura 2015
Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829
Pterois russelii Bennett 1831
Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann 1903
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaenidae
Pterois Oken 1817
Pterois miles (Bennett 1828) (this page)
Pterois andover Allen & Erdmann 2008
Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787)
Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandrytsa 2002)
Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel 1843
Pterois mombasae (Smith 1957)
Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura 2014
Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829
Pterois russelii Bennett 1831
Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann 1903
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758)
Pterois zebra Quoy & Gaimard 1825

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthopterygii
Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaenoidei
Scorpaenidae
Pterois Oken 1817
Pterois miles (Bennett 1828) (this page)
Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787)
Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandrytsa 2002)
Pterois kodipungi Bleeker 1852
Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel 1843
Pterois mombasae (Smith 1957)
Pterois radiata Cuvier ex Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829
Pterois russelii Bennett 1831
Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann 1903
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossocephalai
Clupeocephala
Euteleosteomorpha
Neoteleostei
Eurypterygia
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Eupercaria
Perciformes
Scorpaenoidei
Scorpaenidae
Pteroinae
Pterois
Pterois miles (this page)
Pterois andover
Pterois antennata
Pterois lunulata
Pterois mombasae
Pterois paucispinula
Pterois radiata
Pterois russelii
Pterois volitans
unclassified Pterois

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaenidae
Pterois
Pterois muricata (this page)
Pterois andover
Pterois antennata
Pterois barberi
Pterois bleekeri
Pterois brachyptera
Pterois brevipectoralis
Pterois cincta
Pterois heterurus
Pterois lunulata
Pterois macrura
Pterois miles
Pterois mombasae
Pterois natalensis
Pterois nigripinnis
Pterois paucispinula
Pterois radiata
Pterois russelii
Pterois volitans
Pterois zebra

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena
Scorpaena miles (this page)
Scorpaena afimbria
Scorpaena afuerae
Scorpaena albobrunnea
Scorpaena albofasciata
Scorpaena ambigua
Scorpaena amplisquamiceps
Scorpaena angolensis
Scorpaena antennata
Scorpaena asperella
Scorpaena atlantica
Scorpaena axillaris
Scorpaena ballieui
Scorpaena bandanensis
Scorpaena barathri
Scorpaena biaculeata
Scorpaena brachion
Scorpaena bufo
Scorpaena bulacephala
Scorpaena capensis
Scorpaena cardinalis
Scorpaena carinata
Scorpaena castor
Scorpaena chilioprista
Scorpaena colesi
Scorpaena colorata
Scorpaena coniorta
Scorpaena cookii
Scorpaena cristulata
Scorpaena cyanostigma
Scorpaena decemradiata
Scorpaena didactyla
Scorpaena echinata
Scorpaena elachys
Scorpaena erostris
Scorpaena erythraea
Scorpaena fernandeziana
Scorpaena flava
Scorpaena folgori
Scorpaena fowleri
Scorpaena frondosa
Scorpaena fucata
Scorpaena gaillardae
Scorpaena gibbifrons
Scorpaena grandicornis
Scorpaena guadalupae
Scorpaena guamensis
Scorpaena hatizyoensis
Scorpaena horrida
Scorpaena isthmensis
Scorpaena izensis
Scorpaena jacksoniensis
Scorpaena kaufmani
Scorpaena kowiensis
Scorpaena lacrimata
Scorpaena lutea
Scorpaena maculipinnis
Scorpaena maderensis
Scorpaena mauritiana
Scorpaena mauritiania
Scorpaena mcadamsi
Scorpaena megalepis
Scorpaena megastoma
Scorpaena melasma
Scorpaena microlepis
Scorpaena monodactyla
Scorpaena mossambica
Scorpaena mystes
Scorpaena nasicornua
Scorpaena natalensis
Scorpaena notata
Scorpaena nuchalis
Scorpaena oglinus
Scorpaena onaria
Scorpaena orgila
Scorpaena pallidimacula
Scorpaena panda
Scorpaena pannosa
Scorpaena parvipinnis
Scorpaena pele
Scorpaena picta
Scorpaena plebeia
Scorpaena plumieri
Scorpaena polylepis
Scorpaena purpurea
Scorpaena rascacio
Scorpaena remigera
Scorpaena rubellio
Scorpaena rufa
Scorpaena scrofina
Scorpaena senegalensis
Scorpaena sierra
Scorpaena strongia
Scorpaena teneriffea
Scorpaena tierrae
Scorpaena tinkhami
Scorpaena tredecimspinosa
Scorpaena tristis
Scorpaena ustulata
Scorpaena vaigiensis
Scorpaena wellingtoni
41 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaenidae
Pterois
Pterois miles (this page)
Pterois andover
Pterois antennata
Pterois barberi
Pterois bleekeri
Pterois brachyptera
Pterois brevipectoralis
Pterois cincta
Pterois heterurus
Pterois lunulata
Pterois macrura
Pterois mombasae
Pterois muricata
Pterois natalensis
Pterois nigripinnis
Pterois paucispinula
Pterois radiata
Pterois russelii
Pterois volitans
Pterois zebra

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Perciformes
Scorpaenidae
Pterois
Pterois miles (Bennett 1828) (this page)
Pterois andover Allen & Erdmann 2008
Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787)
Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandrytsa 2002)
Pterois cincta Rüppell 1838
Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel 1843
Pterois mombasae (Smith 1957)
Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura 2015
Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829
Pterois russelii Bennett 1831
Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann 1903
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758)
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