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Common Lionfish

Pterois voltans

Description:

Numerous reddish brown to nearly black bands with white lines between; long feather-like pectoral fin rays with light and dark bands; dark spotted dorsal, anal and tail fins.

Habitat:

Tropical coral reefs from shallows up to 50 meters depth.

Notes:

This spotting was of a lionfish hunting among small reef fishes. From time to time, it opens its mouth like it was yawning.

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2 Comments

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago

Thanks, @merrypoppins77 :)

GeckoDragon
GeckoDragon 9 years ago

Wow! That's an amazing shot!

AlbertKang
Spotted by
AlbertKang

Romblon, Philippines

Spotted on Jun 14, 2014
Submitted on Jun 24, 2014

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