Clearfin lionfish
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| Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829 |
The clearfin lionfish or radial firefish, Pterois radiata, is a carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives in the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
It is the only lionfish species with blank spines. But it can also be recognized by the pair of horizontal white stripes on its tail.
[edit] References
- Pterois radiata (TSN 166887). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 18 April 2006.
- "Pterois radiata". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
