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Luna lion fish

Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Status not recordedbony fish

The luna lion fish (Pterois lunulata) is a species in the family Scorpaenidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the luna lion fish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the luna lion fish live?

Not recorded

Is the luna lion fish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the luna lion fish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyScorpaenidae
  6. genusPterois
  7. SpeciesPterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Dragon's beard fishEnglish
  • Japanese lionfishEnglish
  • سمكة الأسد اليابانيةArabic
  • perutýn pestrýCzech
  • Luna-RotfeuerfischGerman
  • Pez León DragónSpanish
  • Poisson ScorpionFrench
  • Pesce cobra lunaItalian
  • ミノカサゴJapanese
  • 쏠배감펭Korean
  • Peixe-leão-luaPortuguese
  • Dal'nevostochnaya krylatkaRussian
  • Lampurokroot
  • 國公Chinese
  • Japanischer FeuerfischGerman
  • Pesce leone lunaItalian
  • Pesce scorpione lunaItalian
  • Scorpena volante lunaItalian
  • MinokasagoJapanese
  • 火烘Chinese
  • 獅子魚Chinese
  • 環紋簑鮋Chinese
  • 環紋蓑鮋Chinese
  • 石狗敢Chinese
  • 石頭魚Chinese
  • 紅虎Chinese
  • 虎魚Chinese
  • 長獅Chinese
  • 雞公Chinese
  • 魔鬼Chinese
  • 龍鬚簑鮋Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the luna lion fish

Other species in the same genus Pterois.

Lionfish

Pterois miles

ScorpaenidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the luna lion fish?

The luna lion fish (Pterois lunulata) belongs to the family Scorpaenidae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Luna lion fish (Pterois lunulata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/luna-lion-fish

MLA

“Luna lion fish (Pterois lunulata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/luna-lion-fish.

BibTeX
@misc{luna_lion_fish_2026,
  title = {Luna lion fish (Pterois lunulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/luna-lion-fish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}