Scientific name: Pterois volitans (Linnaeus)
Common names: Lionfish, lion fish, zebrafish, firefish, turkeyfish, red lionfish, butterfly cod, ornate butterfly-cod, peacock lionfish, red firefish, scorpion volitans
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Federal Government
Pterois volitans
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy
An Integrated Assessment of the Introduction of Lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) to the Western Atlantic Ocean (Hare, J.A., and Whitfield, P.E., 2003; PDF | 407 KB)
DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion
Lionfish
DOC. NOAA. Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Habitat; Distribution; Special Note: Lionfish Fact Sheet (PDF | 133 KB)
Lionfish Discovered along the South Atlantic Coast: A Curiosity…or a Wake up Call?
DOC. NOAA. National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls
Pterois volitans Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)
Lionfish! (PDF | 218 KB)
DOI. FWS. New Jersey Field Office.
Photographs; Introduction History
Pterois volitans - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
DOI. USGS. Florida Integrated Science Center.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Special Note: Distribution by county |