FB-7797 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7797 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Scorpaenidae Pterois Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) Skrzydlica wachlarzopletwa Peixe-fogo diabo Duiwel-vuurvis Deesh Rana Indisk dragefisk Rotfeuerfisch Devil firefish Indian turkeyfish Soldier lionfish India tiibkala Poisson armée Poisson scorpion Poisson-dindon Poisson-scorpion commun Rascasse volante Laffe volant 印度洋蓑鮋(斑鰭蓑鮋) 印度洋蓑鲉(斑鳍蓑鲉) 斑鰭簑鮋 斑鳍蓑鲉 Pseudomonopterus volitans (non Linnaeus, 1758) Pterois lunulata (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) Pterois muricata Cuvier, 1829 Pterois volitans (non Linnaeus, 1758) Scorpaena miles Bennett, 1828 1993-04-13 2024-07-08 Eschmeyer, W.N.0 Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. 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Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-pic-7797-2235 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1995-01-06 1997-02-18 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7797 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Ptmil_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Ptmil_u0.jpg FB-pic-7797-13408 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7797 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Ptmil_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Ptmil_u1.gif FB-pic-7797-21299 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-24 2006-05-05 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7797 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Ptmil_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Ptmil_u1.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-7797 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2024-07-08 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7797 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Adults are found in coastal waters in muddy habitats (Ref. 48635). Minimum depth of 0m (Ref. 81209). Fin spines highly venomous, may cause human death (Ref. 30573). Eschmeyer, W.N. 1986 Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7797 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-08 00:00:00 2013-03-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7797 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Reddish to tan or grey in color, with numerous thin dark bars on body and head; tentacle above eye may be faintly banded (Ref. 4313). Adults have a band of small spines along the cheek and small spots in the median fins (Ref. 48635).Description: Characterized by having each dorsal spine free of membrane except basally; enlarged and wing-like pectoral fins with rays free of membrane on outer one-half to three-fourths, all rays unbranched; body depth 2.7-2.9 in SL (Ref. 90102). Eschmeyer, W.N. 1986 Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313) FB-Morphology-7797 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-08 00:00:00 2013-03-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7797 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6 - 7 Eschmeyer, W.N. 1986 Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313) FB-Distribution-7797 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2025-02-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7797 Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050) and Red Sea south to Port Alfred, South Africa and east to Sumatra, Indonesia (Ref. 33390). Atlantic Ocean. Also known in eastern Mediterranean (Ref. 37421). Eschmeyer, W.N. 1986 Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313) FB-Uses-7797 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2024-07-08 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7797 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers 1996 FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p. (Ref. 30573) Edwards, A.J. and A.D. Shepherd 1992 Environmental implications of aquarium-fish collection in the Maldives, with proposals for regulation. Environ. Conserv. 19:61-72. (Ref. 4907) FB-TrophicStrategy-7797 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2018-04-17 00:00:00 2023-01-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public miles http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Crepuscular piscivore. Dwells in rocky shores and in coral reefs in its native habitat. Hunts in isolation or in small groups, by ambush (Ref. 127989). Côté, I.M. and N.S. Smith 2018 The lionfish <i>Pterois</i> sp. invasion: Has the worst-case scenario come to pass? J. Fish Biol. 92(3):660-689. (Ref. 117434) FB-Size-7797 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-04-13 00:00:00 2024-07-08 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7797 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 43.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125962)); max. published weight: 788 g (Ref. 131232) Ulman, A., S. Kalogirou and D. 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