FB-69370 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69370 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Gymnogeophagus Gymnogeophagus mekinos Malabarba, Malabarba & Reis, 2015 Red sea lionfish Pterois cincta Rüppell, 1838 Pterois radiata (non Cuvier, 1829) Pteropterus radiatus (non Cuvier, 1829) 2021-02-10 2021-02-25 Bouhlel, M.0 Poissons de Djibouti. Placerville (California, USA): RDA International, Inc. 416 p. (Ref. 5450) Khalaf, M.A. and A.M. Disi0 Fishes of the Gulf of Aqaba. Marine Science Station, Aqaba, Jordan. 252 p. (Ref. 48643) Golani, D. and S. V. Bogorodsky0 The fishes of the Red Sea - reappraisal and updated checklist. Zootaxa 2463:1-135. (Ref. 84159) Moldzio, S.0 Checklist of species from Marsa Shagra, Egypt. Personal Communication. Provided Excel file and photos. (Ref. 87788) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) Matsunuma, M. and H. Motomura0 Redescriptions of Pterois radiata and Pterois cincta (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) with notes on geographic morphological variations in P. radiata. Ichthyol. Res. 63(1):145-172. (Ref. 123589) Chou, T.-K., M.-Y. Liu and T.-Y. Liao0 Systematics of lionfishes (Scorpaenidae: Pteroini) using molecular and morphological data. Frontiers in Marine Science 10:1109655:1-11. (Ref. 138306) FB-GeneralDescr-69380 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-16 00:00:00 2025-11-28 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69380 Inhabits sandy bottom of coral reefs (Ref. 123589). Matsunuma, M. and H. Motomura 2015 Redescriptions of Pterois radiata and Pterois cincta (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) with notes on geographic morphological variations in P. radiata. Ichthyol. Res. 63(1):145-172. (Ref. 123589) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69380 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-16 00:00:00 2021-02-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69380 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: usually D XII,11 (rarely XII,10 or XII,12) and pectoral-fin rays 16 (rarely 15, 17 or 18); scale rows in longitudinal series 51-57; dorsal-fin soft rays relatively long with longest ray length 30.9-40.5 (mean 35.8) % of SL; anal-fin soft rays relatively long with longest ray length 35.8-44.8 (40.4) % of SL; pectoralfin rays relatively long, the ninth with length 75.6-113.2 (92.4) % of SL; pelvic-fin soft rays relatively long with longest ray length 48.2-71.9 (60.0) % of SL, its posterior tip reaching or extending beyond vertical through posteriormost anal-fin soft ray base when depressed; supraocular tentacle with no lateral branches; postorbital sensory canal absent or is not connected to sphenotic spine base at any life history stage. Colouration: body sides with five broad dark black bands, plus a single horizontal broad dark band on caudal peduncle, the fourth and fifth body bands relatively narrow, dorsal width 5.8-9.3 (mean 7.4) % of SL and 3.4-9.3 (7.3) % of SL, respectively; fourth additional (inserted) marking relatively broad, dorsal width 2.1-4.9 (3.6) % of SL (Ref. 123589). Matsunuma, M. and H. Motomura 2015 Redescriptions of Pterois radiata and Pterois cincta (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) with notes on geographic morphological variations in P. radiata. Ichthyol. Res. 63(1):145-172. (Ref. 123589) FB-Morphology-69380 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-16 00:00:00 2021-02-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69380 Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6 - 7 Matsunuma, M. and H. Motomura 2015 Redescriptions of Pterois radiata and Pterois cincta (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) with notes on geographic morphological variations in P. radiata. Ichthyol. Res. 63(1):145-172. (Ref. 123589) FB-Distribution-69380 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-16 00:00:00 2025-02-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69380 Western Indian Ocean: restricted to the Red Sea. Matsunuma, M. and H. Motomura 2015 Redescriptions of Pterois radiata and Pterois cincta (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) with notes on geographic morphological variations in P. radiata. Ichthyol. Res. 63(1):145-172. (Ref. 123589) FB-Uses-69380 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-16 00:00:00 2025-11-28 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69380 fisheries: of potential interest FB-Size-69380 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-16 00:00:00 2025-11-28 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69380 15.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 123589)) Matsunuma, M. and H. Motomura 2015 Redescriptions of Pterois radiata and Pterois cincta (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) with notes on geographic morphological variations in P. radiata. Ichthyol. Res. 63(1):145-172. (Ref. 123589) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69380 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-16 00:00:00 2025-11-28 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69380 reef-associated; marine; depth range 5 - 15 m (Ref. 123589) Matsunuma, M. and H. Motomura 2015 Redescriptions of Pterois radiata and Pterois cincta (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) with notes on geographic morphological variations in P. radiata. Ichthyol. Res. 63(1):145-172. (Ref. 123589)