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Red Lionfish
Pterois volitans
6.92651, 125.675
Field Notes
Description:
Lionfish are beautiful but deadly to their prey, and can inflict pain to humans if their feather-looking venomous spines are touched. They feed on small fish and crustaceans, and grow to a length of about 35cm. Also known as Common Lionfish.
Habitat:
Found singly almost anywhere on coral and rocky reefs, caves, drop-offs and sandy areas, at depths of 6 to 50m. During the day they stay in their homes and at night they go out to hunt.
Notes:
This lionfish was hovering under a huge table coral on a steep slope, at a depth of about 50 feet.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 19, 2012
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