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Lionfish

Pterois volitans

Photo by Liam OBrien
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Resplendent display of fins - all poisonous quills.

Habitat:

Coral reef

Notes:

These guys would follow you on a night dive and be just out of your line-of-vision, using the light to hunt by.
Very unnerving - how close they'd get.

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PublishedJuly 12, 2013

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