Taxonomy Profile: Pterois (Oken 1817)

Pterois: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Pteropterus
Swainson 1839
Common Name(s):
butterfly-cods []
lionfishes []
turkeyfishes []
zebrafishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Pterois: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Scorpaeniformes
scorpion fishes |
sculpins |
chabots |
rascasses |
mail-cheeked fishes |
Suborder : Scorpaenoidei
Family : Scorpaenidae
firefishes |
goblinfishes |
rockfishes |
scorpionfishes |
rascasses |
scorpènes |
scorpénidés |
escorpiones y rocotes |
Genus : Pterois
butterfly-cods |
lionfishes |
turkeyfishes |
zebrafishes |
Pterois Direct Children(s):
Pterois volitans
(Linnaeus 1758)
Pterois sphex
(Jordan and Evermann 1903)
Pterois antennata
(Bloch 1787)
Pterois radiata
(Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829)
Pterois lunulata
(Temminck and Schlegel 1843)
Pterois miles
(Bennett 1828)
Pterois mombasae
(Smith 1957)
Pterois russelii
(Bennett 1831)
Pterois brevipectoralis
(Mandrytsa 2002)
Pterois kodipungi
(Bleeker 1852)
Pterois: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Pterois
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 22-Oct-2005
Acquired:
2005-10-22
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Pterois
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Pterois
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Pterois
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hureau, J.-C., and Th. Monod, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1973-09-01 / 1973-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (Clofnam), vol. 1
Page(s):
xxii + 683
Publisher:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Publication Place:
Paris, France
ISBN/ISSN:
92-3-001100-2/0385-1109
Notes:
Reference for:
Pterois
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21
Page(s):
243
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-54-7/0097-0638
Notes:
0-913124-54-7 (cloth)
Reference for:
Pterois
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Pterois: Comments