Pterois radiata
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| Clearfin lionfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Pterois |
| Species: | P. radiata |
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| Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829 |
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Pterois radiata, also known as the Clearfin Lionfish, Tailbar Lionfish, Radiata Lionfish or Radial Firefish , is a carnivorous, ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives in the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
It is the only lionfish species which has spines without any markings. It can also be recognized by the pair of horizontal white stripes on its tail.
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- "Pterois radiata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=166887. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Pterois radiata" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
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