Pterois antennata
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Genus: | Pterois |
Species: | P. antennata
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Binomial name | |
Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Pterois antennata, the spotfin lionfish, banded lionfish, broadbarred lionfish, broadbarred firefish, raggedfinned firefish, raggedfinned scorpionfish or roughscaled lionfish, is a
Taxonomy
Pterois antennata was first formally
Description
Pterois antennata has a laterally compressed rather deep body.
Distribution and habitat
Pterois antennata has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution which runs from the
Biology
Pterois antennata is a nocturnal hunter which is most active just after nightfall and which spends the day hiding in crevices and caves facing inwards with its venomous spines pointing backwards. They prey mainly on crustaceans and small fishes, including juveniles of their own species, which are approached slowly using undulating fins. They are normally solitary and will protect a hanome range from other broadbarred lionfishes and other lionfish species. They do form aggregations as juveniles and for breeding. Pterois lionfishes spawn monthly and the females can lay up to 15,000 eggs in a mass covered in mucus which the males' sperm can penetrate to fertilise the eggs. The eggs are thought to hatch after 36 hours. Predators of this species include sharks and the cornet fish
Utilisation
Pterois antennata is caught in some subsistence fisheries but its small size and venomous spines mean that it is of little interest to commercial fisheries.[1] It is common in the aquarium trade.[8]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Pterois antennata" in FishBase. February 2022 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pterois". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (2 October 2021). "Order Perciformes (Part 9): Suborder Scorpaenoidei: Family Scorpaenidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Steer, P. (2012). ""Pterois antennata" (On-line)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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- ^ a b Dianne J. Bray. "Pterois antennata". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Bob Goemans (2012). "Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) Antennata Lionfish, Raggedfinned Lionfish". Saltcorner Fish Library. Bob Goemans. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links
- Photos of Pterois antennata on Sealife Collection
Media related to Pterois antennata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pterois antennata at Wikispecies