Pterois miles

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Name (Hebrew)
זהרון הדור
Name (Latin)
Pterois miles
Name (Arabic)
سمكة الأسد
Other forms of name
Brachirus miles
Devil firefish
Firefish, Devil
Firefish, Miles'
Indian turkeyfish
Lion fish
Lionfish
Miles' firefish
Pterois muricata
Scorpaena miles
Soldier lionfish
Turkeyfish, Indian
See Also From tracing topical name
Pterois
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q1661584
Library of congress: sh2005020212
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Kimball, M.E. Using temperature tolerance to predict distribution and overwintering success of lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States, 2003:PDF pp. 2-3 (P. volitans and P. miles are considered allopatric sibling species in the scorpionfish subfamily Pteroinae, genus Pterois, but their status as distinct species or two populations of a single species is uncertain; for the purposes of this study, the two species are grouped together as the P. volitans/miles complex and are referred to commonly as lionfish)
  • ITIS, Apr. 4, 2005(Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) -- valid -- Miles' firefish. Synonym: Brachirus miles)
  • FishBase, Apr. 4, 2005(Pterois miles, Devil firefish. Common names: Devil firefish (UK, South Africa, FAO), Indian turkeyfish (UK, FAO), Soldier lionfish (Indonesia). Synonyms: Scorpaena miles, Pterois muricata)
  • Eschmeyer Catalog of fishes, via WWW, Apr. 4, 2005(miles, Scorpaena. Synonym of Pterois volitans. Valid as Pterois miles; muricata, Pterois. Synonym of Pterois volitans. Synonym of Pterois miles. Valid as Pterois muricata. Pterois volitans)
  • CIESM atlas of exotic species in the Mediterranean Sea, via WWW, Apr. 4, 2005(Pterois miles. Misidentification: Pterois volitans)
  • Phillip Colla Natural History Photography web site, Apr. 4, 2005(Pterois miles, Lionfish. Common names: Lionfish, lion fish, devil firefish)