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Common Lionfish

Pterois volitans

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 63, February 61, March 69, April 130, May 80, June 39, July 35, August 36, September 43, October 46, November 59, December 58.
United States6,757
Texas718
North Carolina320
Alabama228
Australia116
Indonesia66
Queensland58
Philippines53
New South Wales38
Mexico36

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Traits

Behavioral

  • MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPerches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes
FamilyScorpionfishes · Scorpaenidae
GenusPterois

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