سمكة التنين الحمراء

Pterois volitans

Least Concern Saltwater

الطول الأقصى

38,0 cm

الوزن الأقصى

1,1 kg

اللون

White to cream body with …

نطاق العمق

2-55m

الفصيلة

Scorpaenidae

الفئة

Ornamental Fish

نبذة

The red lionfish is a venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific. Its ornate, striped body and fan-like pectoral fins make it popular in aquariums, but it has become a destructive invasive species in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	38,0 cm
Maximum Weight	1,1 kg
نطاق العمق	2-55m

Coloration

White to cream body with alternating bold reddish-brown and white vertical bands; fan-like pectoral fins are banded with red-brown and white spots; long dorsal spines are striped and venomous.

Habitat & Distribution

Neritic, coral reefs

نوع الماء

Saltwater

نطاق العمق

2-55m

النطاق الجغرافي

Native to the Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea to southern Japan, Australia, and the Marquesas. Invasive in the western Atlantic and Caribbean since the 1990s, colonizing reefs from Florida to Brazil.

{# Distribution Map — SVG world map highlighting countries where the fish is found. Expects: distribution_country_codes (JSON array of ISO alpha-2 codes) #}

Conservation Status

Least Concern IUCN Red List

سمكة التنين الحمراء is classified as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

الصلاحية للأكل والطهي

الطعم

Sweet, buttery white flesh once spines are safely removed; increasingly promoted as a sustainable food source in Atlantic waters where it is an invasive species.

Taxonomy

الرتبة	Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes)
الفصيلة	Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes)
الأنواع	Pterois volitans

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name
Arabic	سمكة التنين الحمراء
Chinese (Simplified)	魔鬼蓑鲉
French	Rascasse volante
German	Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch
Indonesian	Ikan lepu ayam
Japanese	ハナミノカサゴ
Korean	점쏠배감펭
Portuguese	Peixe-leão-vermelho
Russian	Крылатка-зебра
Spanish	Pez león
Thai	ปลาสิงโตปีก
Vietnamese	Cá mao tiên

الأسئلة الشائعة

Can you eat سمكة التنين الحمراء?

Sweet, buttery white flesh once spines are safely removed; increasingly promoted as a sustainable food source in Atlantic waters where it is an invasive species.

How big does سمكة التنين الحمراء get?

سمكة التنين الحمراء can grow up to 38.0 cm long and weigh 1.1 kg.

Where is سمكة التنين الحمراء found?

Is سمكة التنين الحمراء endangered?

The conservation status of سمكة التنين الحمراء is Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List.

What family does سمكة التنين الحمراء belong to?

سمكة التنين الحمراء (Pterois volitans) belongs to the family Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes) in the order Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes).