Red Lionfish (pterois volitans)
Underwater photography by Marco Waagmeester © 2007
Photographed during a dive at Drop-Off Divesite, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.
Common Names: Butterfly cod, Common lionfish, Drakfish, Firefish, Red Lionfish, Hana-minokasago, Laffe-volant, Ominokasago, Ornate butterfly-cod, Peacock-lionfish, Poisson-dindon, Rotfeuerfisch, Scorpion volitans, Turkeyfish, Red Firefish
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Bilateria (bilaterians, triploblastic animals)
Branch: Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
Infra-kingdom: Chordonia
Phylum: Chordata (chordates)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (vertebrates)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
Superclass: Osteichthyes (bony fishes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Scorpaeniformes (cheeked fishes, scorpion fishes)
Suborder: Scorpaenoidei
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Pteroinae
Genus: Pterois
Species: volitans
Scientific Name: Pterois volitans
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