---
title: "Indian Lionfish"
description: "Pterois miles — Ryby. Pterois miles, the devil firefish or common lionfish, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the western Indo-Pacific region."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/indian-lionfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian Lionfish

> Pterois miles — Ryby. Pterois miles, the devil firefish or common lionfish, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the western Indo-Pacific region.

- Scientific name: *Pterois miles*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 4439
- Wikidata: [Q1661584](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1661584)
- iNaturalist taxon: [123459](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/123459)

## Names

- en: Indian Lionfish
- de: Indischer Rotfeuerfisch
- es: Pez León Común
- fr: Rascasse volante de l'océan Indien
- nl: Indische koraalduivel
- pt: Peixe-leão-comum

## Countries with the most observations

EG (1176), GR (655), MV (180), ZA (160), TR (154), TH (140), KE (128), IL (124), IN (121), CY (114), TZ (100), MZ (99)

## Summary

Pterois miles, the devil firefish or common lionfish, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the western Indo-Pacific region. It is frequently confused with its close relative, the red lionfish (Pterois volitans). The scientific name is from Greek pteron, meaning "wing", and Latin miles, meaning "soldier".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterois_miles

## Photo

![Indian Lionfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-lionfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90388197

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-lionfish?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).