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Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Scorpaeniformes
family
Scorpaenidae
genus
Pterois
species
Pterois miles

Name

Synonyms
Brachirus miles (Bennett, 1828)
Pterois muricata Cuvier, 1829
Scorpaena miles Bennett, 1828
Homonyms
Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828)
Common names
Deesh in Arabic
Devil firefish in English
Devil firefish in English
Devil firefish in English
Duiwel-vuurvis in Afrikaans
India tiibkala in Estonian
Indian turkeyfish in English
Indisk dragefisk in Danish
Laffe volant in language.
Mile's fire fish in English
Miles' firefish in English
Miles' firefish in English
Peixe-fogo diabo in Portuguese
Pez león in Spanish
Poisson armée in French
Poisson scorpion in French
Poisson scorpion in French
Poisson-dindon in French
Poisson-scorpion commun in French
Rana in Arabic
Rascasse volante in French
Rascasse volante in French
Red lionfish in English
Rotfeuerfisch in German
Skrzydlica wachlarzopletwa in Polish
Soldier lionfish in English
devil firefish in language.
印度洋蓑鮋(斑鰭蓑鮋) in language.
印度洋蓑鲉(斑鳍蓑鲉) in language.
斑鰭簑鮋 in language.
斑鳍蓑鲉 in language.
Devil Firefish in English
Devil Firefish in English
Indian Turkeyfish in English
Mile's Fire Fish in English
Peixe-fogo Diabo in Portuguese
Poisson Armée in French
Poisson Scorpion in French
Poisson-dindon in French
Poisson-scorpion Commun in French
Soldier Lionfish in English
devil firefish in English
devil firefish in English
זהרון in Hebrew
זהרון in Hebrew

Bibliographic References

  1. Azzurro, E.; Stancanelli, B.; Di Martino, V.; Bariche, M. (2017). Range expansion of the common lionfish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) in the Mediterranean Sea: an unwanted new guest for Italian waters. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 6(2): 95-98. 10.3391/bir.2017.6.2.01
  2. Azzurro, E.; Stancanelli, B.; Di Martino, V.; Bariche, M. (2017). Range expansion of the common lionfish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) in the Mediterranean Sea: an unwanted new guest for Italian waters. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 6(2): 95-98. 10.3391/bir.2017.6.2.01
  3. Bariche, M.; Torres, M.; Azzurro, E. (2013). The Presence of the invasive Lionfish Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 14(2): 292-294. 10.12681/mms.428
  4. Bariche, M.; Torres, M.; Azzurro, E. (2013). The Presence of the invasive Lionfish Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 14(2): 292-294. 10.12681/mms.428
  5. Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711. 10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4
  6. Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711. 10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4
  7. Corsini-Foka, M.; Kondylatos, G. (2015). First occurrence of the invasive lionfish Pterois miles in Greece and the Aegean Sea. <em>Medit. Mar. Sci.</em> 16/3: 692-702.
  8. Corsini-Foka, M.; Kondylatos, G. (2015). First occurrence of the invasive lionfish Pterois miles in Greece and the Aegean Sea. <em>Medit. Mar. Sci.</em> 16/3: 692-702.
  9. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  10. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  11. Hureau, J.-C., and Th. Monod, eds., 1973: null. Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (Clofnam), vol. 1. xxii + 683.
  12. Kletou, D.; Hall-Spencer, J. M.; Kleitou, P. (2016). A lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion has begun in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Marine Biodiversity Records.</em> 9(1).
  13. Kletou, D.; Hall-Spencer, J. M.; Kleitou, P. (2016). A lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion has begun in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Marine Biodiversity Records.</em> 9(1).
  14. Ounifi-Ben Amor, K.; Ghanem, R. (2016). New record of the lion fish Pterois miles in Tunisian waters. <em>MMS.</em> 17/2: 612-613.
  15. Ounifi-Ben Amor, K.; Ghanem, R. (2016). New record of the lion fish Pterois miles in Tunisian waters. <em>MMS.</em> 17/2: 612-613.
  16. Turan, C.; Ergüden, D.; Gürlek, M.; Yağlıoğlu, D.; Uyan, A.; Uygur, N. (2014). First record of the Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828)(Osteichthyes: Scorpaenidae) for the Turkish marine waters. <em>Journal of Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment.</em> 20(2): 158-163.
  17. Turan, C.; Ergüden, D.; Gürlek, M.; Yağlıoğlu, D.; Uyan, A.; Uygur, N. (2014). First record of the Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828)(Osteichthyes: Scorpaenidae) for the Turkish marine waters. <em>Journal of Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment.</em> 20(2): 158-163.
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