Angelfish vs Peixe-leão-vermelho

Pterophyllum scalare comparado com Pterois volitans

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Angelfish	Peixe-leão-vermelho
Nome Científico	Pterophyllum scalare	Pterois volitans
Ordem	Cichliformes	Scorpaeniformes
Família	Cichlidae	Scorpaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Angelfish	Peixe-leão-vermelho
Comprimento Máximo	15,0 cm	38,0 cm
Peso Máximo	0,03 kg	1,1 kg
Cor	Silver to pale gold body with four bold black vertical bars including one through the eye; tall triangular dorsal and ventral fins are translucent silver; domesticated forms include gold, black, and marbled variants.	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 & Environment

Atributo	Angelfish	Peixe-leão-vermelho
Tipo de Água	Freshwater	Saltwater
Faixa de Profundidade	—	2-55m
Distribuição Geográfica	Native to the Amazon River basin and associated river systems in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. Inhabits densely vegetated floodplain swamps, flooded igapó forests, and slow …	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 …
Habitat	Slow-moving rivers and flooded forests of the Amazon basin, particularly white-water and clear-water rivers. Warm water (24-30°C); inhabits areas with submerged vegetation and driftwood.	Neritic, coral reefs

Aquarium Suitability

Atributo	Angelfish	Peixe-leão-vermelho
Tamanho Mínimo do Aquário	190 L	—
Temperatura	24-28	—
Faixa de pH	6.0-7.5	—
Nível de Cuidado	Moderate	—
Temperamento	Semi-Aggressive	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Angelfish

Not consumed — a graceful ornamental cichlid valued for its triangular body shape and striking vertical banding; widely kept in freshwater community tanks.

Peixe-leão-vermelho

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.

Species Overview

Angelfish

The freshwater angelfish is a majestic cichlid with a laterally compressed body and long, flowing dorsal and anal fins. Native to the Amazon basin, it has been selectively bred into numerous color varieties including marble, koi, and platinum.

Peixe-leão-vermelho

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.