"Pterios volitans"

 By C. E. G.

Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Family | Genus and Species

Fun Facts | Art and Poetry | Works cited

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Multicellular
• Heterotrophs
• Lacks of rigid cell walls                                     Return to top

• Phylum: Chordata
• bilateral symmetry.
• segmented body, including segmented muscles.
• three germ layers and a well-developed coelom.
• single, dorsal, hollow nerve cord, usually with an enlarged anterior end (brain).
• tail projecting beyond (posterior to) the anus at some stage of development.
• pharyngeal pouches present at some stage of development.               

• Class: Actinopterygii
• bony fish
• osteichthyes
• ray finned fish
• spiny rayed fish                                                     Return to top

• Order: Scorpaeniformes
• Pectoral fin usually rounded, membranes between lower rays often incised.
• Head and body tend to be spiny or have bony plates.
• Caudal fin usually rounded (its rarely forked).       Return to top  

• Family: Scorpaenidae
• All tropical and temperate seas. Marine. Rare in fresh water.
•  Body compressed; head usually with ridges and spines; gill membranes free from isthmus.
•  Usually 1 dorsal fin.
•  Some lack swim bladder.
•  Dorsal, anal, and pelvic spines can bear venom gland.
•  Fertilization mostly internal. Eggs are laid in a gelatinous balloon in some species; larvae are planktonic.
•  The family contains the world's most venomous fishes, many of them brightly colored.
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• Genus and species: Pterios, Pterios Volitans
• Are slow moving and bold fish.
• They refuge in caves and overhangs.
• They usually cling to objects.

• Fun Facts

• The lionfish has many other names like the scorpion fish, red radar fish, rock fish and the red lionfish.

• Art and Poetry

L I  is for how Intelligent it is O N

• Works Cited