Pterois mombasae

Familia: Scorpaenidae
Subfamilia: Pteroinae
Genus: Pterois
Species: Pterois mombasae

Pterois mombasae

Taxonavigation: Scorpaenoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Ordo: Scorpaeniformes Subordo: Scorpaenoidei

Name

Pterois mombasae (Smith, 1957)

• Holotype: SAIAB 117.

Type locality: Reef near Mombasa, Kenya, western Indian Ocean.

Etymology: The specific name mombasae is derived from the type locality of the species, Mombasa, Kenya.

Synonyms

• Pteropterus mombasae Smith, 1957

References

• Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H. 2014: Pterois paucispinula, a new species of lionfish (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Ichthyological Research 62 (3): 327–346. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-014-0451-6 Reference page. 
• Smith, J.L.B. 1957. The fishes of the family Scorpaenidae in the western Indian Ocean. Pt. II. The subfamilies Pteroinae, Apistinae, Setarchinae and Sebastinae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 5: 75–87, Pls. 5–6. Reference page.