The Devil firefish (Pterois Miles) like on the fotto is armored with 13-15 rays (pectoral fins) and sharp dorsal spines that are highly venomous and can cause painful wounds and belive me I once got stung by one of these and I know what I,m talking about. The devil firefish are carnivorous eating mostly small fishes but also feed,s on crabs and shrimps.The devil firefish hunt,s by extending the pectoral fins like a net and engulfing prey with a lunge.The devil firefish juveniles live in tidal pools. An adult devil firefish are about 30 cm long and has a reddish body and many white crossbars just like the one on the fotto but without antenna.Simm
ilar species to the devil fire fish are P.antennata the antenna firefish has a pair of long tentacles above the eyes and 12 dorsal spines.P. Russellii the paintail firefish has numerous thin bars on the body no spots on dorsal,anal or tail fins. Note that there is some uncertainty in taxonomy of the genus.
classification
Kingdom: Animalai
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Pteroinae
Genus: Pterois
Species: P.miles
The devil firefish are indo pacific and live in coral and rocky reefs.
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