Pterois volitans Linnaeus 1758
SCORPAENIDAE
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Scientific name: Pterois volitans
Author: Linnaeus 1758
Rank: Species
Status: valid
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Common names:
red lionfish (English)
firefish
Synonyms: = Brachirus zebra Quoy and Gaimard 1825
= Pterois zebra Quoy and Gaimard 1825
= Scorpaena volitans Linnaeus 1758
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TAXONOMY (*)
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Subkingdom: Bilateria
Infrakingdom: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Actinopterygii (Spiny rayed fishes)
Class: Teleostei
Superorder: Acanthopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes (Sculpins)
Suborder: Scorpaenoidei
Family: Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes)
Genus: Pterois Oken 1817 (Zebrafishes)
Species: Pterois volitans Linnaeus 1758
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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database,
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