WoRMS taxon details
Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829
218084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218084)
accepted
Species
Pterois vittata Sauvage, 1878 · unaccepted
Pteropterus radiata (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scorpaena barffi Curtiss, 1944 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatrième. Livre quatrième. <em>Des acanthoptérygiens à joue cuirassée.</em> 4: i-xxvi + 2 pp. + 1-518, Pls. 72-99, 97 bis. [details]
Description Capable of inflicting a painful sting. Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs from the reef flat to a depth of at least 15 m....
Description Capable of inflicting a painful sting. Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs from the reef flat to a depth of at least 15 m. Feeds exclusively on small crabs and shrimps. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218084 on 2025-06-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatrième. Livre quatrième. <em>Des acanthoptérygiens à joue cuirassée.</em> 4: i-xxvi + 2 pp. + 1-518, Pls. 72-99, 97 bis. [details]
original description (of Scorpaena barffi Curtiss, 1944) Curtiss, A. (1944). Further Notes on the Zoology of Tahiti. Privately Published. 30 pp. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Pterois vittata Sauvage, 1878) Sauvage, H.-E. (1878). Description de poissons nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Famille des Scorpénidées, des Platycéphalidées et des Triglidées. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (Série 2).</em> v. 1: 109-158, Pls. 1-2. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
original description (of Scorpaena barffi Curtiss, 1944) Curtiss, A. (1944). Further Notes on the Zoology of Tahiti. Privately Published. 30 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Pterois vittata Sauvage, 1878) Sauvage, H.-E. (1878). Description de poissons nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Famille des Scorpénidées, des Platycéphalidées et des Triglidées. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (Série 2).</em> v. 1: 109-158, Pls. 1-2. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]Unreviewed
Description Capable of inflicting a painful sting. Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs from the reef flat to a depth of at least 15 m. Feeds exclusively on small crabs and shrimps. [details]
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Clearfin Lionfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pterois radiata)
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Scorpaena barffi Curtiss, 1944)
To Fishbase (from synonym Pterois vittata Sauvage, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteropterus radiata (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase images (Pterois radiata, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pterois radiata USNM 392223 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pterois radiata USNM 392519 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Clearfin Lionfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pterois radiata)
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Scorpaena barffi Curtiss, 1944)
To Fishbase (from synonym Pterois vittata Sauvage, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteropterus radiata (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase images (Pterois radiata, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pterois radiata USNM 392223 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pterois radiata USNM 392519 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
