Spotless firefish
Pterois russelii Bennett, 1831
Status not recordedbony fish
The spotless firefish (Pterois russelii) is a species in the family Scorpaenidae, order Perciformes.
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Quick facts about the spotless firefish
- 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 spotless firefish live?
Not recorded
Is the spotless firefish 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 spotless firefish classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- familyScorpaenidae
- genusPterois
- SpeciesPterois russelii Bennett, 1831
Synonyms Pseudomonopterus kodipungi, Pterios russellii, Pterois geniserra, Pterois kodipungi, Pterois russeli, Pterois russeli i, Pterois russelli, Pterois russellii
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Cleartail lionfishEnglish
- Largetail turkeyfishEnglish
- Plaintail firefishEnglish
- Plaintail lionfishEnglish
- Plaintail turkeyfishEnglish
- Planetail firefishEnglish
- Russell's firefishEnglish
- Russell's lionfishEnglish
- Spotless butterfly-codEnglish
- سمك الأسد شفاف الذيلArabic
- perutýn RusselůvCzech
- Russels FeuerfischGerman
- Pez León de RussellSpanish
- Laffe VolantFrench
- Pesce cobra di RussellItalian
- LepuMalay
- Peixe-leão-de-RussellPortuguese
- ปลาสิงโตปีกThai
- 國公Chinese
- Laffe GouvernailFrench
- Rascasse volante de RusselFrench
- Pesce leone di RussellItalian
- Pesce scorpione di RussellItalian
- Scorpena volante di RussellItalian
- 勒氏蓑鮋Chinese
- 火烘Chinese
- 獅子魚Chinese
- 石狗敢Chinese
- 石頭魚Chinese
- 紅虎Chinese
- 羅素氏簑鮋Chinese
- 虎魚Chinese
- 長獅Chinese
- 雞公Chinese
- 魔鬼Chinese
Relatives of the spotless firefish
Other species in the same genus Pterois.

Red lionfish
Pterois volitans
Lionfish
Pterois miles
Luna lion fish
Pterois lunulata
Andover lionfish
Pterois andover
CompareSpotless firefish vs Red lionfishSpotless firefish vs LionfishSpotless firefish vs Luna lion fishSpotless firefish vs Andover lionfish
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the spotless firefish?
The spotless firefish (Pterois russelii) belongs to the family Scorpaenidae in the order Perciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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