Pterois volitans
species of lionfish
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Summary
Pterois volitans is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,831 views/month, #1,432 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Pterois[5]
- Taxon name: Pterois volitans[6]
- Commons category: Pterois volitans[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pterois volitans[8]
- Commons gallery: Pterois volitans[9]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10]
- Short name: P. volitans[11]
- Taxon common name: Common lionfish[12], 魔鬼簑鮋[13], 翱翔蓑鮋[14], 獅子魚[15], 長獅[16], 魔鬼[17], 國公[18], 石狗敢[19], 虎魚[20], 雞公[21], 紅虎[22], 火烘[23], 石頭魚[24], Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch[25]
- Different from: Skrzydlice[26]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[27]
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Identifiers
Pterois volitans's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47280[28]. Pterois volitans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 185886[29]. Pterois volitans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46568062[30]. Pterois volitans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2334438[31]. Pterois volitans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 166883[32].
Why It Matters
Pterois volitans has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]