lionfish

English

A lionfish
probably Pterois miles

Etymology

lion +‎ fish

Pronunciation

Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

lionfish (plural lionfish or lionfishes)

Any of the venomous fish of the Scorpaenidae family, notable for their long and separated spines

Related terms

zebra lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra)

Translations

venomous fish

Finnish: skorpionisimppu
French: rascasse volante (fr) f, poisson-lion (fr) m
German: Feuerfisch m
Japanese: 蓑笠子 (ミノカサゴ, minokasago)
Korean: 쏠배감펭 (ssolbaegampeng)
Malay: ikan lepu
Mokilese: roaroailoa
Russian: крыла́тка (ru) f (krylátka)
Scottish Gaelic: iasg-leòmhainn m
Spanish: pez león m
Tagalog: lallong

Further reading

lionfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scorpaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Scorpaenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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