Pterois miles is a MIS of the Scorpaenidae family. Although it does not consist an immediate danger to human life, this species is venomous and causes a wide range of symptoms including severe pain when its venom is injected through the hard thorns of its fins. Due to the above, the handling of the Lionfish from catching to cleaning and cooking requires special care, thus discouraging its trade and consumption. Although in our country some relevant information and promotion initiatives have just started, its entry into the local cuisine is currently not widely accepted by the consumer public. The Lionfish can reach high abundances in a short time by changing the ecosystem structure and function of its invasion area, mainly due to the hunting of other native smaller species. Its spread in Greek waters has been characterized as particularly rapid with appearances from Rhodes to the Northeast Aegean and Kythira within three years.

The common lionfish reaches 35 cm in length. The dorsal fin has 13 long and hard spokes and 9-11 soft ones. The anal fin has three long spokes and six or seven soft ones. The dorsal fin looks winged while the pectorals have separate wide and smooth rays. These fish vary in color from reddish to brown or gray and have many thin, dark, vertical rods on their head and body. The head of P.miles is less angular than that of P.volitans.