Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Scorpaeniformes: family
Scorpaenidae: genus
Pterois: species
Pterois volitans

Name

Synonyms: Brachirus zebra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825); Gasterosteus volitans Linnaeus, 1758; Pterois zebra Quoy & Gaimard, 1825; Scorpaena volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms: Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names: Almindelig dragefisk in Danish; Butterfly cod in English; Butterfly cod in English; Chale in Swahili; Chavarali in Malayalam; Common lionfish in English; Common lionfish in English; Cá Mao Tiên in Vietnamese; Danuy ranuy in language.; Deek al bahar in Arabic; Deek al bahar in Arabic; Depu in Malay; Depu-belang zebra in Malay; Dijajah in Arabic; Drakfisk in Swedish; Fang-hamas in Maldivian; Fanhaa mas in Maldivian; Featherfins in English; Fire fish in English; Gedempu in Malay; Hakuhalulele in language.; Hana-minokasago in Japanese; Ho in Marshallese; Indo-Pacific red lionfish in language.; Kale in Marshallese; Laaligere in language.; Laffe volant in language.; Laffe volant in French; Lafo in Malagasy; Lakule in language.; Lepu in Malay; Lepu-penganten in Malay; Lion fish in English; Lion fish in English; Lion fish in English; Lionfish in English; Lionfish in English; Lionfish in English; Lionfish in English; Lionfish in English; Lionfish in English; Lionfish in English; Lionfish, Red lionfish in English; Maranga in language.; Mirrginbina in language.; Narwönö in language.; Nufu pabo in Marshallese; Ominokasago in Japanese; Ornate butterfly-cod in English; Ornate butterfly-cod in English

Bibliographic References

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