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Pterois volitans
Wikipedia
The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous coral reef fish in the Family (biology)|family Scorpaenidae in the Order (biology)|order Scorpaeniformes. It inhabits the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. The red lionfish also inhabits the east coast of the United States. It was introduced to Bascayne Bay, Florida in 1992 when hurricane Andrew destroyed a home aquarium housing 6 red lionfish. By the summer of 2001, it was found along the Atlantic coast from Florida to Long Island, New York. The Caribbean is also suffering from an invasion, especially around the Bahamas. Image:Red lionfish dorsal spines.jpg|left|thumb|The large dorsal...
Genomics from NCBI
TaxId: 185886 Pterois volitans "red lionfish" [bony fishes] Sequences: 93 nucleotide, 34 protein
Map from GBIF
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