Sea fish
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
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Other names: Kızıldeniz aslan balığı
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
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Where is Devil firefish caught?
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Aegean Sea fishing spots
Mediterranean fishing spots
Sardinian Sea fishing spots
15Central & South Aegean fishing spots
183Crete & Libyan Sea fishing spots
46Ligurian Sea fishing spots
8Tyrrhenian Sea fishing spots
108Adriatic fishing spots
86Strait of Sicily fishing spots
17Ionian Sea fishing spots
16Mediterranean fishing spots
9Alboran Sea fishing spots
1Strait of Gibraltar fishing spots
2Atlantic Ocean fishing spots
6Cantabrian Sea fishing spots
5Balearic Sea fishing spots
11Gulf of Cádiz fishing spots
5No site-level records in this region; the information is at region level.
No site-level records in this region; the information is at region level.
- Alghero · pier sector Sassari · Alghero
- Alghero · pier sector 2 Sassari · Alghero
- Alghero · breakwater sector Sassari · Alghero
- Arbus · pier sector Medio Campidano · Arbus
- Cabras · pier sector Oristano · Cabras
- Calasetta · pier sector Sulcis Iglesiente · Calasetta
- Porticciolo di Bosa Marina Oristano · Bosa
- Portoscuso · pier sector Sulcis Iglesiente · Portoscuso
183 fishing grounds
46 fishing grounds
- Bordighera · breakwater sector Imperia · Bordighera
- Passeggiata Spiaggia di Pra' Genova
- Portovenere · river mouth sector La Spezia · Portovenere
- Santa Margherita Ligure · pier sector Genova · Santa Margherita Ligure
- Savona · breakwater sector Savona
- Torrente Impero Imperia
- Ventimiglia · river mouth sector Imperia · Ventimiglia
- Canale di adduzione ENEL La Spezia
- Grotta Trasi e Jesci Cosenza · Scalea
- Riu Codula Ilune Nuoro · Dorgali
- Ventotene · breakwater sector Latina · Ventotene
- Abwasserkanal Livorno · Campo nell'Elba
- Acquappesa · breakwater sector Cosenza · Acquappesa
- Alma Grosseto · Scarlino
- Anzio · breakwater sector Roma · Anzio
- Arzachena · pier sector Gallura Nord-Est Sardegna · Arzachena
- Duino Aurisina-Devin Nabrežina · canal mouth sector Trieste · Duino Aurisina-Devin Nabrežina
- Numana · breakwater sector Ancona · Numana
- Bari · breakwater sector Bari
- Bisceglie · breakwater sector Barletta-Andria-Trani · Bisceglie
- Bocca di Porto di Lido Venezia · Cavallino-Treporti
- Canale Canocchio Ancona
- Canale di Cervia Ravenna · Cervia
- Castrignano del Capo · pier sector Lecce · Castrignano del Capo
- Torrente Porcaria Siracusa · Augusta
- Augusta · rocky cliff sector Siracusa · Augusta
- Gela · breakwater sector Caltanissetta · Gela
- Lampedusa e Linosa · rocky cliff sector Agrigento · Lampedusa e Linosa
- Lampedusa e Linosa · rocky cliff sector 2 Agrigento · Lampedusa e Linosa
- Lampedusa e Linosa · breakwater sector Agrigento · Lampedusa e Linosa
- Licata · canal mouth sector Agrigento · Licata
- Modica · pier sector Ragusa · Modica
- Canale Buttaceto Catania
- Cirò Marina · pier sector Crotone · Cirò Marina
- Crotone · breakwater sector Crotone
- Fiumara Iudeo Messina
- Isola di Capo Rizzuto · harbour and marina sector Crotone · Isola di Capo Rizzuto
- La Gurna Catania · Fiumefreddo di Sicilia
- Lipari · pier sector 2 Messina · Lipari
- Messina · pier sector Messina
9 fishing grounds
1 fishing ground
2 fishing grounds
6 fishing grounds
5 fishing grounds
11 fishing grounds
5 fishing grounds
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A listed spot is not a guarantee of a catch.
Aegean Sea
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There is no season data for this species yet.
Missing data does not mean an unproductive period.
Mediterranean
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There is no season data for this species yet.
Missing data does not mean an unproductive period.
Sardinian Sea
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Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Central & South Aegean
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Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Crete & Libyan Sea
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Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Ligurian Sea
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Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Tyrrhenian Sea
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Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Adriatic
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Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Strait of Sicily
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Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Ionian Sea
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Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Mediterranean
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Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Alboran Sea
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Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Strait of Gibraltar
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Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Atlantic Ocean
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Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Cantabrian Sea
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Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Balearic Sea
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Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Gulf of Cádiz
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Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Season information is no guarantee of a catch.
Best spots in October
By month
Average monthly score of the spots in Turkey (0–100).
- 0 Jan
- 0 Feb
- 0 Mar
- 0 Apr
- 32 May
- 34 Jun
- 35 Jul
- 35 Aug
- 34 Sep
- 33 Oct
- 32 Nov
- 0 Dec
The best spot in each Turkish province, by this month’s score.
- Finike Belediyesi Kadınlar Plajı Finike, Antalya 40/100 Good
- Camel beach (Fethiye) Fethiye, Muğla 40/100 Good
- Tilki Koyu Gömeç, Balıkesir 38/100 Weak
- Kocakum Karaburun, İzmir 38/100 Weak
- Yumurtalık Limanı Kıyısı Yumurtalık, Adana 37/100 Weak
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Rarely caught on a line from the shore.
Depth
0–85 m
mostly 0–50 m
Water temperature
9.5–39.5 °C
ideal 28.7 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
7–42 ‰
Shore types
- Cove / inner bay
- Rocky shore
- Breakwater / jetty
- Shoal / reef
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Rock
- Seagrass
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type medium, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Pterois miles
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Seas
- Aegean Sea, Mediterranean
- Other names
- Aslan balığı, Kızıldeniz aslan balığı
Frequently asked questions
Which seas is Devil firefish found in?
In our records Devil firefish appears in these seas: Aegean Sea, Mediterranean, Central & South Aegean — Greece, Crete & Libyan Sea — Greece, Ligurian Sea — Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea — Italy, Adriatic — Italy, Ionian Sea — Italy, Strait of Sicily — Italy, Sardinian Sea — Italy, Atlantic Ocean — Spain, Mediterranean — Spain, Cantabrian Sea — Spain, Balearic Sea — Spain, Alboran Sea — Spain, Gulf of Cádiz — Spain, Strait of Gibraltar — Spain.
In which months is Devil firefish at its peak?
Peak periods by sea: Sardinian Sea — Italy June–October; Central & South Aegean — Greece March–November; Crete & Libyan Sea — Greece March–November; Ligurian Sea — Italy June–October; Tyrrhenian Sea — Italy June–October; Adriatic — Italy June–October; Strait of Sicily — Italy June–October; Ionian Sea — Italy June–October; Mediterranean — Spain June–October; Alboran Sea — Spain June–October; Strait of Gibraltar — Spain June–October; Atlantic Ocean — Spain May–September; Cantabrian Sea — Spain May–September; Balearic Sea — Spain June–October; Gulf of Cádiz — Spain June–October.
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