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魔鬼蓑鲉

魔鬼蓑鲉

Pterois volitans

Least Concern Saltwater
最大体长
38.0 cm
最大体重
1.1 kg
体色
White to cream body with …
栖息水深
2-55m
类别
Ornamental Fish

简介

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
栖息水深 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

水质类型
Saltwater
栖息水深
2-55m

地理分布

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.

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Conservation Status

Least Concern IUCN Red List

魔鬼蓑鲉 is classified as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

食用性与烹饪

口味
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

Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes)
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes)
物种 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

常见问题

Can you eat 魔鬼蓑鲉?
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 魔鬼蓑鲉 get?
魔鬼蓑鲉 can grow up to 38.0 cm long and weigh 1.1 kg.
Where is 魔鬼蓑鲉 found?
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. Neritic, coral reefs
Is 魔鬼蓑鲉 endangered?
The conservation status of 魔鬼蓑鲉 is Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List.
What family does 魔鬼蓑鲉 belong to?
魔鬼蓑鲉 (Pterois volitans) belongs to the family Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes) in the order Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes).

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