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📷 Karelj
📷 Alexander Vasenin
IUCN: Least Concern
Red Lionfish
Pterois volitans
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassActinopterygii›OrderScorpaeniformes›FamilyScorpaenidae›GenusPterois
About
The red lionfish is a venomous coral reef fish in the family Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes.
It is mainly native to the Indo-Pacific region, but has become an invasive species in the Caribbean Sea, as well as along the East Coast of the United States and East Mediterranean and also found in Brazil at Fernando de Noronha.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Coral reefs, estuaries, and lagoons in warm tropical waters
🍃Diet Carnivore — small fish, shrimp, and other invertebrates
📏Size & Weight Body up to 38 cm; weight up to 1.2 kg
⏳Lifespan 10–15 years wild
🗺Range Native to Indo-Pacific; highly invasive in Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean
FishReef Fish
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Coral reefs, estuaries, and lagoons in warm tropical waters
🍃Diet Carnivore — small fish, shrimp, and other invertebrates
📏Size & Weight Body up to 38 cm; weight up to 1.2 kg
⏳Lifespan 10–15 years wild
🗺Range Native to Indo-Pacific; highly invasive in Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean
Photo Credits
#1Wikimedia Commons · Free License
#2Karelj · Public domain
#3Alexander Vasenin · CC BY-SA 3.0
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