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Lionfish — A Lionfish is any of several species of venomous marine fish in the genera Pterois , Parapterois , Brachypterois , Ebosia or Dendrochirus , of the family Scorpaenidae. The lionfish is also known as the Turkey Fish, Dragon Fish or Scorpion Fish. [ … Wikipedia
lionfish — /luy euhn fish /, n., pl. lionfishes, (esp. collectively) lionfish. 1. a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, esp. P. volitans, of the Indo Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins. 2. an Atlantic scorpionfish,… … Universalium
lionfish — /ˈlaɪənfɪʃ/ (say luyuhnfish) noun (plural lionfish or lionfishes) any of several brilliantly striped scorpaenid fishes of the tropical Pacific, of the genus Pterois, with large, elongated fins and poisonous dorsal spines. Usage: For variation in… …
lionfish — noun brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins • Hypernyms: ↑scorpaenid, ↑scorpaenid fish • Member Holonyms: ↑Pterois, ↑genus Pterois * * * /luy euhn fish /, n., pl. lionfishes, (esp. collectively) lionfish … Useful english dictionary
lionfish — noun Date: circa 1907 any of several scorpaenid fishes (genus Pterois) of the Indian Ocean and the tropical Pacific that are brilliantly striped and barred with elongated fins and venomous dorsal spines … New Collegiate Dictionary
lionfish — li•on•fish [[t]ˈlaɪ ənˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. fish•es, (esp. collectively) fish. ich any of several long finned, brightly striped scorpionfishes, esp. of the genus Pterois[/ex] • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
USS Lionfish (SS-298) — USS Lionfish (SS 298), a Balao class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy named for the lionfish, a scorpaenoid fish found in the West Indies and the tropical Pacific. Lionfish was laid down on 15 December 1942; launched on 7… … Wikipedia
Red lionfish — Taxobox name = Red lionfish image width = 225px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Scorpaeniformes familia = Scorpaenidae subfamilia = Pteroinae genus = Pterois species = P. volitans binomial = Pterois volitans… … Wikipedia
Clearfin lionfish — Taxobox name = Clearfin lionfish image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Scorpaeniformes familia = Scorpaenidae genus = Pterois species = P. radiata binomial = Pterois radiata binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
dwarf lionfish — zebrinė kalakutžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Dendrochirus zebra angl. butterfly fish; dwarf lionfish; zebra butterfly cod; zebra firefish; zebra turkey fish rus. дендрохир зебра ryšiai:… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
