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Lion Fish

Scorpaenidae

Photo by moralcoral
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Species ID Suggestions

Red/Black lionfish

Pterois volitans

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Comments (6)
moralcoral
it was big probably about a foot long!
Elsa
Not 100% sure about the ID, was it small or big? Because looks like a juvenile volitans.. But the spines on the face are pointy.. hmmm..
moralcoral
Hoi an definatly, there are only a few dive companies unlike Na trang which is saturated, its true there isnt much to see for those who dont know where to look. its nothing like the diving in indonesia but there is still a lot to see! just look for the cryptic!
The MnMs
Hi Moralcoral, how is it diving in Vietnam? I did some diving in Cambodia and liked it very much. People from dive shops in Thailand told me there was not much to see in Cambodia and Vietnam, and I was happy to see they were wrong. I was sure they were not so right on this. Which places do you recommend me in Vietnam?
moralcoral
Hi, No i spotted it on a dive, they are everywhere in the indopacific!
sugarshack
That's a really cool fish, "did you get that picture at a aquarium?"

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PublishedOctober 26, 2011

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