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Alexander Vasenin, license: CC BY-SA 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Perciformes
Suborder:
Scorpaenoidei
Family:
Scorpaenidae
Subfamily:
Pteroinae
Genus:
Pterois
Species:
miles
Common:
Devil firefish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Southeast
Atlantic, Western Central
Indian Ocean, Eastern
Indian Ocean, Western
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Beattie, M., Nowacek, D. P., Bogdanoff, A. K., Akins, L., Morris, J. A. J. 2017. The Roar of the Lionfishes Pterois volitans and Pterois miles. Journal of Fish Biology, 90(6): 2488-2495.
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