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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyScorpaenidae
  6. genusPterois
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotless firefish

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 spotless firefish?

The spotless firefish (Pterois russelii) 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). Spotless firefish (Pterois russelii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotless-firefish

MLA

“Spotless firefish (Pterois russelii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotless-firefish.

BibTeX
@misc{spotless_firefish_2026,
  title = {Spotless firefish (Pterois russelii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotless-firefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}