Pterois miles: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pterois miles lives – recorded in 22 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pterois miles
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	22 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scorpaeniformes
Family	Scorpaenidae

Where does the pterois miles live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pterois miles in 22 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. In Cyprus, Greece, Israel it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pterois miles endangered?

The pterois miles’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pterois miles?

The pterois miles (Pterois miles) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scorpaeniformes and the family Scorpaenidae, genus Pterois. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pterois miles

Pterois miles, the devil firefish or common lionfish, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the western Indo-Pacific region. It is frequently confused with its close relative, the red lionfish (Pterois volitans). The scientific name is from Greek pteron, meaning "wing", and Latin miles, meaning "soldier".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pterois miles (revision 1359218053), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1661584 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).