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Ostéichthyen Scorpaeniforme
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| 10 espèces / + 2 (Parapterois) |
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| fishbase | specieslist |
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| Identification key to Zebrasoma | |
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| Scorpaenidae | Greek, skorpaina, diminutive of σκορπίος;
however, the name 'could be Latin in origin ('scrofa') meaning sow, probably because of its plumpness |
fishbase |
| Pterois | Greek, pteron = wing, fin | fishbase |
| Dendrochirus | ||
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| Dendrochirus barberi
1995 Johnston Is. ©Randall, John E. 
(via fishbase) |
Dendrochirus biocellatus
Lembeh Straits by Jens Petersen 
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| Dendrochirus brachypterus
Red Sea ©Randall, John E. 
(via fishbase) |
Dendrochirus zebra 2009 Amed (Bali) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Dendrochirus | ||
| Pterois mombasae | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Frillfin turkeyfish |
Smith, 1957 / LC / ITIS 643690 |
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| 2022 Mombasa (Kenya) ©peter_musila (via INaturalist) | Kenya ©Dawn Goebbels
(via fishbase) |
2007 aquarium (Barcelone) by Nadina
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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2015 Lord Howe Is (Au) by Ryan McMinds
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2007 aquarium (Barcelone) by Nadina
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| Indo-WPacifiq | Laffe mombaise | tropical |
| reddish brown with alternating broad and thin dark bars separated by white; dark spot on cheek; small tentacle above eye which may be banded; upper half of pectorals with large dark spots on inner surface; yeux plus grands que autres Pterois | ||
| 10-40m (jsq 70m) / 20-31cm | harmless | rare, solitaire ou ptts grps, on soft-bottom or muddy substrates |
| Pterois mombasae | ||
| Parapterois heterura | ||
| fishbase / en.wiki / reefbuilders / starfish / fishesofaustralia / souslesmers | Synonymes
Blackfoot firefish / Blackfoot lionfish |
Bleeker, 1856 / LC / ITIS 644327 |
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| 2015 Komodo ©Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2015 Durban (SA) ©kerrisink
(via GooglePhotos) |
by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2016 Philippines by Veiortiz
(via INaturalist) |
2010 Bali by Béria Lima de Rodriguez
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2017 Puerto Galera (Ph) ©craigjhowe
(via INaturalist) |
Gilimanuk (Bali) by Klaus Stiefel
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| Indo-WPacifiq | Pterois nain | tropical |
| long filaments at the tips of the dorsal fin spines and outer rays of the caudal fin; brightly colored large pectoral fins | ||
| 40-300m / 23-38cm | venomous | courant; in sheltered coastal bays and fine sand or muddy habitats; may partly bury during the day |
| Parapterois heterura | ||
| Pterois antennata | ||
| fishbase / aquaportail / souslesmers / ADW / liveaquaria / doris / fishipedia / liboupat2 / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Broadbarred firefish |
Bloch, 1787 / LC / ITIS 166886 |
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| 2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Maldives ©Carla van Westing
(via INaturalist) |
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| 1995 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2019 Philippines ©Tony Strazzari
(via INaturalist) |
1995 Bali ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 1999 Oman ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2004 by BS Thurner Hof
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2019 Raja Ampat ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
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| 1999 Queensland (Au) by Erik Schlogl
(via INaturalist) |
2017 Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2014 Raja Ampat by Karen Honeycutt
(via fishbase) |
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| 2011 aquarium (Karlsruhe) by H. Zell
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2007 aquarium (Vienna) by Christian Mehlführer
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
©BS Thurner Hof
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Indo-WCPacifiq | Pterois à antennes | tropical |
| reddish to tan with many dark large reddish bars on body with white ones; median fins with scattered dark spots; tentacle above eye long and with dark bands; adults with bluish black blotches (ocellés) on the pectoral fins; lambeaux de chair sur le museau; glandes à venin reliées à chq rayon épineux | ||
| 2-50m / 15-20cm dangerously venomous |
dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder | solitaire ou pas; hides in crevices under rocks and coral formations during the day, under ledges and holes; hunts at night |
| Pterois antennata | ||
| Pterois miles | ||
| fishbase / en.wiki / souslesmers / aquaportail / doris | Synonymes Devil firefish |
Bennett, 1828 / LC / ITIS 643689 |
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| 2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2010 Egypt ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2016 Oman ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 1997 Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2010 Sataya reef (Egypt) by Alexander Vasenin
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2008 Hurghada ©christine (via OZP) |
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| 2010 Dunraven wreck (Egypt) by Alexander Vasenin
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
1995 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2010 Dunraven wreck (Egypt) by Alexander Vasenin
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2015 Tiran ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
2013 Marsa Alam ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
Miles volitans 2014 Timor ©Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
| Red Sea + Lessepsian (E-Méditerranée) | Rascasse soldat | tropical |
| reddish to tan or grey in color, with numerous thin dark bars on body and head; tentacle above eye may be faintly banded; adults have a band of small spines along the cheek and small spots in the median fins | ||
| 0-60m / 35cm | dangerously & painfully venomous | courant, solitaire ou grégaire; cachées de jour bien que peu farouches |
| Pterois miles | ||
| Pterois radiata | ||
| fishbase / aquaportail / souslesmers / liveaquaria / doris / fishesofaustralia / fishipedia / nomadica / monaconature | Synonymes
Radial firefish / Whitelined lionfish |
Cuvier, 1829 / LC / ITIS 166887 |
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| 2017 Soudan ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 1995 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2007 by FireFly5
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2019 Qseir (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2009 Wadi Gimal (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
2008 Bora Bora (Fr Polynesia) by Manuel Alba
(via fishbase) |
2009 Wadi Gimal (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
| Indo & Pacifiq & Red sea | Poisson scorpion rayonné | tropical |
| reddish to brownish and with 5-6 broad dark bars on body separated by pale lines; horizontal dark area on caudal peduncle; only species of Pterois that lacks markings between its vertical fin rays and has a pair of horizontal white stripes at base of its tail | ||
| 1-30m / 20-24cm | dangerously & painfully venomous | uncommon, benthiq, solitaire ou pas; prefers rocky reefs and seems to avoid stony corals; under ledges during the day |
| Pterois radiata | ||
| Pterois russelii | ||
| fishbase / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes | Bennett, 1831 / LC / ITIS 643691 |
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| Pterois russellii 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
Pterois russellii 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
aquarium by Frank M Greco
(via fishbase) |
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| 2019 Exmouth (Au) ©Ren
(via INaturalist) |
2015 Philippines ©Nicolas, Bailly
(via fishesofaustralia) |
2008 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Lorraine Brennan
(via fishbase) |
| Indo-WPacific | Plaintail Turkeyfish | tropical |
| no spots on the median fins and generally, its shorter dorsal spines | ||
| 15-60m / 30cm | venomous | benthiq & solitary; on muddy substrates |
| Pterois russelii | ||
| Pterois volitans | ||
| fishbase / fr.wiki / aquaportail / reef-guardian / doris / en.wiki / souslesmers / edenplongee / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Red lionfish |
Linnaeus,1758 / LC / ITIS 166883 |
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| 2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Lembeh ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2012 Australia by Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
2007 aquarium (Pittsburgh) by Derek Ramsey
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
1995 Lord Howe Island (Au) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2015 Bocas del Toro (Panama) by Carmelo López Abad
(via INaturalist) |
2018 Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2010 Lagoon Lord Howe Is. (Au) by Mike Guiry
(via fishbase) |
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| 2006 Manado (Sulawesi) by Jens Petersen
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2014 aquarium by Michael Gäbler
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
W-Australia by Rick Stuart-Smith
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| WC-Pacifiq | Rascasse volante | tropical |
| variable in color, usually in relation to habitat; coastal species generally darker, sometimes almost black in estuaries; often with large tentacles above eyes | ||
| 2-55m / 30-35 cm (jsq 38cm: mâles) / 10-20ans | dioecism, fécondation externe, ovipare, openwater |
courant, solitaire, cachées de jour bien que peu farouches
dangerously & painfully venomous |
| Pterois volitans | ||
MàJ 13/03/2023
