Twin-spot Lionfish
Dendrochirus biocellatus
Scorpaenidaefish14cm / 5.5inLeast Concern
About Twin-spot Lionfish.
Small, eye-spotted lionfish that hides under ledges and in sandy shallows behind reef walls — the "safety-stop" species at Anilao's Sepok Wall.
Where it lives.
Sandy shallows, rubble and reef-base overhangs
How it behaves.
Nocturnal ambush hunter, flares fan-like pectoral fins when threatened