Animalia > Chordata > Scorpaeniformes > Scorpaenidae > Pterois > Pterois antennata

Pterois antennata (Spotfish lion fish; Spotfin lionfish; Scorpion miles; Rough-scaled firefish; Ragged-finned scorpionfish; Ragged-finned lion fish; Ragged-finned firefish; Broadbarred lionfish; Broadbarred firefish; Banded lionfish)

Synonyms: Pseudomonopterus antennatus; Pteropterus antennata; Scorpaena antennata
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Wikipedia Abstract

The spotfin lionfish or broadbarred firefish, Pterois antennata, is a fish found in the tropical Indian and Western Pacific Oceans; it grows to a maximum of 20 cm (8 in) and, like other lionfish, has venomous spiny dorsal fins. Its typical habitat is in lagoons and reefs, where it hides during the day and hunts shrimp and crab at night.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    
Shoalwater and Corio Bays Area Ramsar Site   Queensland, Australia

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0