Red lionfish
Red lionfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Genus: | Pterois |
Species: | P. volitans
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Binomial name | |
Pterois volitans |
The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous coral reef fish in the family Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes. It is mainly native to the Indo-Pacific region, but has become an invasive species in the Caribbean Sea, as well as along the East Coast of the United States and East Mediterranean and also found in Brazil at Fernando de Noronha.[2]
P. volitans and a similar relative,
Taxonomy
The red lionfish was first formally
Distribution
P. volitans is native to the Indo-Pacific region,[9] including the western and central Pacific and off the coast of western Australia. However, the species has been introduced into the Western Atlantic, becoming an invasive species there as well as in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Life history and behavior
Reproduction
They are mainly a solitary species and courting is the only time they aggregate, generally one male with several females.
Predators and prey
In its invasive range, few predators of the lionfish have been documented. Most larger Atlantic and Caribbean fish and sharks that should be able to eat the lionfish have not recognized them as
The lionfish themselves are voracious feeders and have outcompeted and filled the niche of the overfished
Early life history and dispersal
Although little is known about the larval stage of the lionfish, some traits of the larvae include a large head, a long, triangular snout, long, serrated head spines, a large pelvic spine, and coloration only in the pelvic fins. Larvae hatch 36 hours after fertilization.[4] They are good swimmers and can eat small ciliates just four days after conception.[4] The larval stage is the shortest stage of the lionfish's life, with a duration of about one month.[17]
Venom
Lionfish venomous dorsal spines are used purely for defense.[
As an invasive species
Two of the 15 species of Pterois, P. volitans and P. miles, have established themselves as significant
References
- . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles)". Species Profile. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "World Record Size Lionfish | What is the Largest Lionfish Ever Caught?".
- ^ a b c d Encyclopedia of Life (EOL). (2011, January 19). Retrieved 4 May 2011 from (http://eol.org)
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pterois". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Scorpaenidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- PMID 28637254.
- ^ 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 12 March 2022.
- ISBN 0-7641-3256-3.
Where is it from? Eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
- ^ Leis, Carson-Ewart. The Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes. Australian Museum.
- ProQuest 235788303.
- S2CID 25045547.
- ^ "Who Named the Bobbit Worm (Eunice sp.)? And WHAT species is it.. truly??". 2014-08-13.
- ^ "Pterois volitans (Red Lionfish)" (PDF). University of the West Indies. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Pterois volitans (Red firefish)". Animal Diversity Web.
- JSTOR 24873867.
- ISBN 978-90-04-11577-4.
- PMID 11990126.
- OCLC 16986801. Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-13.)
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- ^ Marinho, Ana Clara (28 August 2021). "Quarto peixe invasor venenoso é capturado em Fernando de Noronha em menos de um mês" [Fourth invasive poisonous fish is caught in Fernando de Noronha in less than a month]. Grupo Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
External links
- Species Profile - Lionfish (Pterois volitans), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Lists general information and resources for Lionfish.
- Malpica-Cruz, Luis; Chaves, Laís C. T.; Côté, Isabelle M. (1 December 2016). "Managing marine invasive species through public participation: Lionfish derbies as a case study". Marine Policy. 74: 158–164. .
- Photos of Red lionfish on Sealife Collection