DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15157270
title: TABLE 1 in The lionfishes: Comparative development of Pterois volitans, Dendrochirus barberi, and D. hemprichi (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) and discrimination of their early life stages from non-pteroine scorpaenid genera in the Western North Atlantic

description: TABLE 1. Distribution of currently valid species of the Indo-Pacific lionfishes (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae, Pteroinae) based on taxonomic revisions and updated species nomenclature.
TaxonDistributionReferencesBrachypteroisB. curvispinaOff northern & northeastern coasts of Queensland, AustraliaMatsunuma et al. (2013); Matsunuma & Motomura (2017)B. serrulataGulf of Thailand south to Borneo, north through South China Sea & Taiwan to southern JapanMatsunuma et al. (2013)B. serruliferMadagascar, Red Sea, Persian Gulf & Gulf of Oman through Indian Ocean & Andaman Sea, southward through Indonesia to Gulf of Carpentaria, northward through The Philippines & China Sea to southern JapanMatsunuma et al. (2013); Matsunuma & Motomura (2017)DendrochirusD. barberiEndemic to Hawai’ian Islands, Kure Atoll, and Johnston Atoll in central PacificEschmeyer & Randall (1975); Matsunuma et al. (2017)D. bellusEndemic to East Asian continental shelf: South China Sea northward to central Japan, excluding The Philippines & BorneoMatsunuma et al. (2017); Matsunuma et al. (2018)D. biocellatusWestern Indian Ocean from Madagascar, Comoro Islands & Mauritius, eastward through central Indian Ocean to Melanesia, Micronesia & French Polynesia, southward to Australia, northward through southeast Asia to Taiwan & JapanMatsunuma et al. (2017)D. brachypterusEastern Indian Ocean from Maldives, southern India & Sri Lanka, eastward through Andaman Sea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Micronesia & Melanesia to Tonga, southward to Australia & New Zealand, northward through The Philippines & southeast Asia to central coast of JapanMatsunuma et al. (2017)D. hemprichiWestern Indian Ocean: East coast of South Africa, Madagascar & Seychelle Islands, northward to Somalia, Yemen & Red SeaMatsunuma et al. (2017)D. koyoOff Chichi-jima & Ogasawara Islands, JapanMatsunuma & Motomura (2019)D. tuamotuensisEndemic to Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia, central South Pacific OceanMatsunuma & Motomura (2013a)D. zebraEast central Indian Ocean from Seychelles, Réunion & Mauritius, eastward through Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia & Micronesia to Samoa, southward to Australia, northward to JapanMatsunuma et al. (2017); Matsunuma & Motomura (2019)EbosiaE. bleekeriAustralia northward through Indonesia, The Philippines & Taiwan to central JapanEschmeyer & Rama-Rao (1978); Matsunuma & Motomura (2015a)E. falcataIndian Ocean: Somalia, Pakistan, east coast of India & Gulf of Mannar, eastward to Andaman SeaEschmeyer & Rama-Rao (1978); Matsunuma & Motomura (2015a)E. sayaPossibly endemic to Saya de Malha Bank, western central Indian OceanMatsunuma & Motomura (2015a)E. vespertinaSouthwest Indian Ocean: East coast of South Africa to Mozambique & MadagascarMatsunuma & Motomura (2016b)ParapteroisP. heteruraEastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans: Andaman Sea south to Indonesia & Western Australia, north through The Philippines, Malaysia, Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan & JapanMatsunuma & Motomura (2022)P. macruraIndian Ocean: Arabian & Laccadive Seas (Somalia, Oman, Pakistan & India)Matsunuma & Motomura (2022)P. nigripinnisSouthwestern Indian Ocean: East coasts of Mozambique & South AfricaMatsunuma & Motomura (2022)PteroisP. andoverIndonesia & Papua New GuineaAllen & Erdmann (2008)P. antennataEast coast of South Africa, Madagascar & Mascarenes, eastward to French Polynesia & Pitcairn Island Group, southward to Australia & Kermadec Islands, northward to JapanMatsunuma & Motomura (2011); Matsunuma & Motomura (2018)P. brevipectoralisWestern Indian Ocean: Mascarenes & Saya de Malha Bank east of MadagascarMandrytsa (2002); Matsunuma & Motomura (2013b)P. cinctaEndemic to Red Sea area: Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, EritreaMatsunuma & Motomura (2015b); Matsunuma & Motomura (2016a); Matsunuma et al. (2016)P. milesIndian Ocean: East coast of South Africa, Madagascar & Mascarenes, northward through Red Sea & Persian Gulf, eastward to Malaysia; invasive in Mediterranean Sea & Western AtlanticSchultz (1986)P. mombasae 1Endemic to Indian Ocean: East coast of South Africa through Indian Ocean to Andaman SeaMatsunuma & Motomura (2015b)P. paucispinula 1Japan southward through Indonesia to northern Australia, eastward to French PolynesiaMatsunuma & Motomura (2015b); Matsunuma & Motomura (2018)P. radiataEast coast of South Africa through Micronesia to Tonga, southward to Australia, northward to southern JapanMatsunuma & Motomura (2015b); Matsunuma & Motomura (2016a)P. russelii 2East coast of South Africa, Madagascar & Mauritius northward to Red Sea & Persian Gulf, eastward through Australia to New Caledonia, northward to TaiwanMatsunuma et al. (2016)P. sphexEndemic to Hawai’ian IslandsEschmeyer & Randall (1975); Matsunuma & Motomura (2015b)P. volitans 3West coast of Australia northward through The Philippines & Indonesia to southern Japan, eastward through Micronesia & Melanesia to Pitcairn Island group; invasive in Western AtlanticSchultz (1986)
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1 Pterois mombasae in Matsunuma & Motomura (2011) is P. paucispinula per Matsunuma & Motomura (2015b)
2 Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 synonymized as P. russelii Bennett, 1831 per Wilcox et al. (2018)
3 Possible hybrid of P. miles and P. russelii, or recent species resulting from hybridization thereof per Wilcox et al. (2018)
description: Published as part of Ditty, James G., Malca, Estrella & Vásquez-Yeomans, Lourdes, 2024, The lionfishes: Comparative development of Pterois volitans, Dendrochirus barberi, and D. hemprichi (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) and discrimination of their early life stages from non-pteroine scorpaenid genera in the Western North Atlantic, pp. 2-3 in Zootaxa 5446 (1) on page 2, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5446.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/11084543