Pterois volitans

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms

Gasterosteus volitans Linnaeus, 1758

Common names

Common Lionfish, Lionfish, Red Lionfish

Genus

Family

Scorpaenidae

Order

Scorpaeniformes

Class

Actinopterygii

Phylum

Chordata

Local ecology

Distribution

Oceania, Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean, Temperate Australia. (Found in Sydney)

Biological characteristics

Maximum size

38cm TL

Juvenile Common Lionfish Pterois volitans at Shelly Beach, near Manly, New South Wales, Australia.