Red Lionfish
Pterois volitans
Scorpaenidaefish38cm / 15inLeast Concern
About Red Lionfish.
Striped scorpionfish with fan-like venomous spines, hovering near crevices and ledges on Indo-Pacific reefs.
Where it lives.
Coral reefs, ledges, wrecks
How it behaves.
Slow-cruising ambush hunter, venomous dorsal spines