Biology:Pteroinae

Short description: Subfamily of fishes

Pteroinae
Pterois volitans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Scorpaenidae
Subfamily:	Pteroinae Kaup, 1873

Pteroinae is a subfamily of marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae.

Genera

Image	Genus	Living species
	Brachypterois	Brachypterois curvispina Matsunuma, M. Sakurai & Motomura, 2013 Brachypterois serrulata (J. Richardson, 1846) (Sawcheek scorpionfish) Brachypterois serrulifer Fowler, 1938
	Dendrochirus	Dendrochirus barberi (Steindachner, 1900) (Hawaiian lionfish) Dendrochirus bellus (D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925) Dendrochirus biocellatus (Fowler, 1938) (Twospot turkeyfish) Dendrochirus brachypterus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Shortfin turkeyfish) Dendrochirus tuamotuensis Matsunuma & Motomura, 2013 Dendrochirus zebra (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Zebra turkeyfish)
	Ebosia	Ebosia bleekeri (Döderlein (de), 1884) (Bleeker's lionfish) Ebosia falcata Eschmeyer & Rama Rao, 1978 (Falcate lionfish) Ebosia saya Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014 (Saya lionfish) Ebosia vespertina Matsunuma & Motomura, 2015 (Western falcate lionfish)
	Parapterois	Parapterois heterura (Bleeker, 1856) (Blackfoot firefish) Parapterois macrura (Alcock, 1896)
	Pterois	Pterois andover G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2008 – Andover lionfish Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) – Spot-fin lionfish Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandritsa, 2002) Pterois cincta Rüppell, 1838 – Red Sea lionfish Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 – Luna lionfish Pterois miles (J. W. Bennett, 1828) – Devil firefish Pterois mombasae (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) – African lionfish, frill-fin turkeyfish Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura Pterois radiata G. Cuvier, 1829 – Clear-fin lionfish Pterois russelii E. T. Bennett, 1831 – Plaintail turkeyfish, soldier lionfish, or Russell's lionfish Pterois sphex D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 – Hawaiian turkeyfish Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) – Red lionfish

References

Wikidata ☰ Q19793640 entry