Red Lionfish
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Also calledChavarali (mal) · Cá mao tiên (vie) · Dragefisk (dan) · Drakfisk (swe) · Eigentlicher Rotfeuerfisch (deu) · Fajra pteroiso (epo) · Gewone koraalduivel (nld) · Hana-minokasago (jpn) · Hanaminokasago (jpn) · Kale (mah) · Kalkoenvis (afr) · Krídlovec ohnivý (slk) · Laffe Volant (fra) · Lepu (msa)
First described in: Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
Introduced species impact
in Dominican Republic part of the Caribbean Sea (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain
World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Introduced species vector dispersal
in Mexican part of the Caribbean Sea (Marine Region) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals
World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Introduced species remark
in Mexico (Nation) : The data indicates that the species is established in this location.
World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Introduced species remark
Bahamas part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) We found that fewer lionfish were parasitized attwo regions in their introduced Atlantic range (The Bahamas and the Cayman Islands) than at two regionsin their native Pacific range (the Northern Marianas Islands and the Philippines).
World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2334438.