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Lionfish

Pterois antennata

Description:

About 15cm in size, brown coloration with contrasting white stripes, wide fans projecting spines and venomous spines.

Habitat:

Spotted at Sea Flores, Komodo area, Pterois is a predator native to the Indo-Pacific, preys on small fish and invertebrates, can be found around the seaward edge of reefs and coral, in lagoons, and on rocky surfaces to 50m deep.

Notes:

Pterois is a genus of venomous marine fish Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Scorpaenidae Subfamily: Pteroinae Genus: Pterois

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JordiPrats
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JordiPrats

Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia

Spotted on Apr 8, 2018
Submitted on Apr 21, 2018

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