lionfish

English

A lionfish
probably Pterois miles

Etymology

Compound of lion +‎ fish.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lionfish (plural lionfish or lionfishes)

1. 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
• Portuguese: peixe-leão m
• Russian: крыла́тка (ru) f (krylátka)
• Samoan: sausau
• Scottish Gaelic: iasg-leòmhainn m
• Spanish: pez león m
• Tagalog: lallong
• Tongan: houhau, hohau

Further reading

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