Scientific Name	Pterois volitans   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	魔鬼簑鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	翱翔蓑鮋
Max Length	38 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	獅子魚、長獅、魔鬼、國公、石狗敢、虎魚、雞公、紅虎、火烘、石頭魚
Distribution in World	Middle West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
Synonyms	Gasterosteus volitans, Pterois lunulata
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Paul R. Saunders etc. 1959 Smith, M. M. etc. 1986 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056916. ASIZP0059366. ASIZP0059748. ASIZP0060557. ASIZP0063424. ASIZP0063660. ASIZP0080242. ASIZP0080445. ASIZP0901261. FRIP20323. FRIP21012. NMMBP02149. NMMBP04534. NMMBP04966. NMMSTP00418. NMNSF00130. NTMP0478. NTMP0652. NTUM03448. NTUM03451. NTUM03452. NTUM03453. NTUM03454. NTUM03455. NTUM03456. NTUM03457. NTUM03780. NTUM08389. NTUM08390. NTUM08392. NTUM08394. NTUM08396. USNM00265839.
Common Name	Scorpion volitans; Peacock lionfish; Red firefish; Ornate butterfly-cod; Red lionfish; Turkey fish; Turkeyfish; Butterfly cod; Lion fish; Lionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XIII spines and 10-11 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 6-7 soft rays. Scales cycloid. Variable in color, usually in relation to habitat. Coastal species generally darker, sometimes almost black in estuaries. Often with large tentacles above eyes.
habitats	Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs from turbid inshore areas to depths of 50 m. Hides in unexposed places at daytime often with head down and practically immobile. Pelagic juveniles expatriate over great distances and the reason for their broad geographica
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: western Australia and Malaysia to the Marquesan Islands and Oeno (Pitcairn group) and Taiwan; north to southern Japan and southern Korea; south to Lord Howe, Kermadec, and Austral Islands; throughout Micronesia. Also known from Inhaca Island
Utility	Not commercial market food species, edible, palatable, a popular table fish. Common aquarium species.