| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Scorpaenidae | Pterois volitans | Linnaeus | 1758 | Red Lionfish |
Pterois volitans
Unique Characters: Head and body with alternating reddish brown and whitish bars, piny dorsal fin and pectoral fins banded. Other fins transparent with reddish spots. Fleshy tabs above eyes and around mouth. Dorsal and pectoral fins expanded, fan-like (Kells and Carpenter 2011). Pterois volitans is distinguished by the 11 dorsal fin rays and by the 7 anal fin rays (https://lionfish.co/lionfish-pterois-miles-pterois-volitans/).
Similar Species: Devil Firefish Pterois miles. Head and body with alternating reddish brown and whitish bars, piny dorsal fin and pectoral fins banded. Other fins transparent with reddish spots. Fleshy tabs above eyes and around mouth. Dorsal and pectoral fins expanded, fan-like (Kells and Carpenter 2011). Pterois miles is identifiable by its 10 dorsal fin rays and its 6 anal fin rays (https://lionfish.co/lionfish-pterois-miles-pterois-volitans/).
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