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Gasterosteus volitans Linnaeus, 1758
Pterois lunulata (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Eupercaria; Perciformes; Scorpaenoidei; Scorpaenidae.

India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; North Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Mozambique; USA; Mexico; American Soma; Colombia; Venezuela; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Vanuatu; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Cayman Islands; CuraÃ§ao Island; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Mauritius; Seychelles

Nirchio M, Rossi AR, Foresti F, Oliveira C (2014). Chromosome evolution in fishes: a new challenging proposal from Neotropical species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12(4): 761-770.

General information

Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)


Common name	Red lionfish
Synonyms	Gasterosteus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 Pterois lunulata (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
IUCN Red List status (2014)	Not Reported
Habitat	Saltwater
Systematics	Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Eupercaria; Perciformes; Scorpaenoidei; Scorpaenidae.
Geographical distribution	India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; North Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Mozambique; USA; Mexico; American Soma; Colombia; Venezuela; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Vanuatu; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Cayman Islands; CuraÃ§ao Island; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Mauritius; Seychelles
Occurrence	Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, American Soma, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu Questionable: Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles Introduced: USA, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, CuraÃ§ao Island, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA)
Importance	Ornamental
Remarks	Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study	Venezuela.
Source of chromosomes	Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number	48
Karyotype formula	2m+8sm+8st+30a
Fundamental arm number	66
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference(s)	Nirchio M, Rossi AR, Foresti F, Oliveira C (2014). Chromosome evolution in fishes: a new challenging proposal from Neotropical species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12(4): 761-770.