Genus: Pterois, Firefishes, Lionfish Scorpionfish, Lionfishes
D XII-XIII, v elongate spines, deep notches between them
pectoral v long, 12-17 unbranched rays, deeply indented membranes
PTEROIS
FIREFISHES, LIONFISHES
Body moderately compressed; head large and spiny; dorsal fin with XII-XIII very elongate spines (longer than body depth in most species), membranes deeply indented between spines, fin deeply notched between spines and rays; pectoral fin long, reaching well past anal fin base, 12-17 unbranched rays, deeply indented membranes between rays; body scaled.
An Indo-central Pacific genus with 7 species; one introduced to the SE US.
