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Red lionfish

Pterois volitans

Genus Pterois. Family Scorpaenidae. Order Scorpaeniformes.

Red lionfish — Photographs 1
Red lionfish.
Photo Wikipedia, Jens Petersen

Description

The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous coral reef fish in the family Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes.

Traits

Danger
spines

Video

Clip by: Ivan Klumov

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Photographs

Red lionfish — Photographs 2
Red lionfish. Zoological illustration.
David Starr Jordan / Alvin Seale / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

Source: Wikipedia