Red Lionfish Pterois volitans

Photo: Larry Morin

Classification

Scorpaenidae [family]

Pterois [genus] (2)

volitans [species]

Classification

Scorpaenidae [family]

Pterois [genus] (2)

volitans [species]

Names

English name	Red Lionfish
Valid name	Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Actinopterygii [class] Ray-finned Fishes
    - Scorpaeniformes [order] Scorpionfishes and Flatheads
      - Scorpaenidae [family] Scorpionfishes or Rockfishes
        
        Pterois Oken, 1817 [genus]
        
        Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) [species] Red Lionfish