Reproduction
They are mainly a solitary species and courting is the only time when aggregate, generally 1 male with several females. Both P....
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Life History and Behavior of Red Lionfish
Label:
Actinopterygii,
Pterois,
Scorpaenidae
Red Lionfish

The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous coral reef fish in the family Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes. P. volitans is natively found...
Label:
Actinopterygii,
Pterois,
Scorpaenidae
Pterois fish

Pterois is a genus of venomous marine fish found mostly in the Indo-Pacific, known collectively as the lionfish. Pterois is characterized by red, white...
Label:
Actinopterygii,
Pterois,
Scorpaenidae
Frogfish

Frogfishes, family Antennariidae, are a type of anglerfish in the order Lophiiformes. They are known as anglerfishes in Australia, where 'frogfish'...
Label:
Anglerfish,
Antennariidae,
Deep sea fish
Lanternfish

Lanternfishes (or myctophids, from the Greek mykter, "nose" and ophis, "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of...
Label:
Deep sea fish,
Myctophidae
Deep sea fish

Deep sea fish is a term for any fish that lives below the photic zone of the ocean. The lanternfish is, by far, the most common deep sea fish. Other...
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Deep sea fish
Anglerfish Classification

FishBase, Nelson, and Pietsch list eighteen families, but ITIS lists only sixteen. The following taxa have been arranged to show their evolutionary...
Label:
Anglerfish,
Deep sea fish
Anglerfish

Anglerfishes are members of the teleost order Lophiiformes (pronounced /ˌlɑːfiːəˈfɔrmiːz/). They are bony fishes named for their characteristic mode...
Label:
Deep sea fish
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