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Black Volitan Lionfish, Pterois volitans, Scorpaeniformes, Scorpaenidae, Pteroinae, venomous coral reef fish, scorpionfish, venemous
Code Number:
AAAV04P13_18
Title:
Black Volitan Lionfish, Pterois volitans, Scorpaeniformes, Scorpaenidae, Pteroinae, venomous coral reef fish, scorpionfish, venemous
To warn predators and as powerful defensive mechanism, this lionfish displays its long venom-filled spines along its back.
Range: Indo-Pacific

Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Pteroinae
Genus: Pterois
Species: Pterois volitans
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Keywords:
Actinopterygii, Saltwater Fish, Salt Water, Ray-finned Fishes, Sea, Water, ctinopterygi, Sealife, Ocean, Seawater, Fish, Vertebrate, Vertebrata, Chordata, Chordates, Animal, Aquatic, Animilia, Animalia, Osteichthyes, Fauna, Identification, salinity, species, Scientific classification, life
Image by:
Wernher Krutein
Black Volitan Lionfish, Pterois volitans, Scorpaeniformes, Scorpaenidae, Pteroinae, venomous coral reef fish, scorpionfish, venemous
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Code Number:
AAAV04P13_18
Title:
Black Volitan Lionfish, Pterois volitans, Scorpaeniformes, Scorpaenidae, Pteroinae, venomous coral reef fish, scorpionfish, venemous
To warn predators and as powerful defensive mechanism, this lionfish displays its long venom-filled spines along its back.
Range: Indo-Pacific

Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Pteroinae
Genus: Pterois
Species: Pterois volitans
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Keywords:
Actinopterygii, Saltwater Fish, Salt Water, Ray-finned Fishes, Sea, Water, ctinopterygi, Sealife, Ocean, Seawater, Fish, Vertebrate, Vertebrata, Chordata, Chordates, Animal, Aquatic, Animilia, Animalia, Osteichthyes, Fauna, Identification, salinity, species, Scientific classification, life
Image by:
Wernher Krutein
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