212303 Pterois volitans NOT EVALUATED <i>Pterois volitans</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) firefish Danuy ranuy Fang-hamas Fanhaa mas firefish Kale Laaligere Laaligere Laffe volant Laffe volant Lakule Lakule lionfish Mirrginbina Narwönö Narwönö Nufu pabo Pwenengec Pwenengec Ranuy ranuy Red lionfish Tataraihau Tataraihu Tataraihu Ulek Ulek zebrafish 石狗公 翱翔蓑鮋 翱翔蓑鲉 魔鬼簑鮋 魔鬼蓑鲉 ar Deek al bahar ar Dijajah ar دجاج البحر da Almindelig dragefisk de Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch de Rotfeuerfisch en Butterfly cod en Common lionfish en Fanhaa mas en Featherfins en Fire fish en firefish en Lion fish en lionfish en Ornate butterfly-cod en Peacock lionfish en Red firefish en Red lionfish en Scorpion volitans en Scorpion-cod en Turkey fish en Turkeyfish en zebrafish en zebrafish fj Toa fj toa ni wai tui fr Laffe volant fr Poisson scorpion fr Poisson volant fr Poisson-dindon it Pterois volitans ja Hana-minokasago ja Ominokasago ko 점쏠배감펭 mh Ho mh Kale mh Nufu pabo ml Chavarali ml Phanhu-kuthi ml ചവരാലി ml ചാവരലി ml പൊങ്ങുകുത്തി ml ഫഞു കുതി ms Lepu-penganten nl Gewone koraalduivel oc Rascassa volanta pl Skrzydlica pstra pt Peixe-leão-vermelho ru крылатка красная ru рыба-зебра ru скорпена ядовитая sk Krídlovec ohnivý sm Sausau-lele sv Drakfisk sw Chale ty Tataraihau vi Cá Mao Tiên vi Cá Mao TiÍn vi Ho Fishelson, L. 1975. 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