red lionfish
pterois volitans latin

The invasiveness of the red lionfish is an extreme problem, and relatively little information is still known about the animal.

It is frequently confused with its close relative, the red lionfish (Pterois volitans).

About 93% of the invasive lionfish population is P. volitans, also known as the red lionfish.

Red lionfish are clad in white stripes alternated with red, maroon, or brown.

The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous coral reef fish in the family Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes.

These displays include spiny lobsters, the red lionfish (Pterois volitans), and a North Carolina native, the spotted scorpionfish.

Pterois volitans (Red lionfish, volitans lionfish)

There are several venomous fish, among them several species of stonefish and pufferfish and the red lionfish, all of which have toxins that can kill humans.

Since 2010, there has been an effort to eradicate the invasive, non-indigenous Red Lionfish Pterois volitans, which appears to be reducing its population around Little Cayman.

The red lionfish is found off the East Coast of the United States and the Caribbean Sea, and was likely first introduced off the Florida coast in the early to mid-1990s.

But in the context of global warming and invasive foreign species implanted by the humans (e.g. Red lionfish), the environment and the biodiversity of these islands are considered to be very vulnerable and to be protected.

Two of the nine species of Pterois, the red lionfish (P. volitans) and the common lionfish (P. miles), have established themselves as significant invasive species off the East Coast of the United States and in the Caribbean.

Dangerous and Deadly includes Gila monster, Red lionfish, Pinecone fish, Electric eel, Gaboon viper, Spotted wobbegong, Stonefish, Redeye piranha, Whitespotted bamboo shark, Tentacled Snake, Thunder the Alligator snapping turtle and a Cottonmouth (Water moccasin).

It is frequently confused with its close relative, the red lionfish (Pterois volitans).

I have a 30 gallon corner tank, and would like to set it up for a Black Peacock,Pterois volitans.

The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous coral reef fish in the family Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes.

These displays include spiny lobsters, the red lionfish (Pterois volitans), and a North Carolina native, the spotted scorpionfish.

Since 2010, there has been an effort to eradicate the invasive, non-indigenous Red Lionfish Pterois volitans, which appears to be reducing its population around Little Cayman.

Species Profile- Lionfish (Pterois volitans), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library.