Taxonomy Profile: Pterois sphex (Jordan and Evermann 1903)

Pterois sphex: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Hawaiian turkeyfish []
lionfish []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Pterois sphex: 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 |
Species : Pterois sphex
Hawaiian turkeyfish |
lionfish |
Pterois sphex Direct Children(s):
Pterois sphex: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Pterois sphex
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 22-Oct-2005
Acquired:
2005-10-22
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Pterois sphex
Publication(s):
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 sphex
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 sphex
Pterois sphex: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Indo-West Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Hawaii / Native
Pterois sphex: Comments