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lionfishAny of several species of showy Indo-Pacific fish of the scorpion-fish family (Scorpaenidae), noted for their venomous fin spines, which can inflict painful, though rarely fatal, puncture wounds. Lionfish have enlarged pectoral fins and elongated dorsal fin spines, and each species bears a particular pattern of bold stripes. When disturbed, the fish spread and display their fins, and, if further pressed, present and attack with the dorsal spines. Pterois volitans, sometimes kept by fish fanciers, is striped with red, brown, and white and grows to about 12 in. (30 cm) long. Several smaller Indo-Pacific species of the genus Dendrochirus are also known as lionfish. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He recently tried to take a Lion fish out of his tank after it attempted to eat his Blue Damsel fish (two fish that experts say should not be in the same tank). Children and their parents oohed and aahed at sea anemones and a lion fish with poisonous spikes on its back. The fish are not as friendly as this," he said, watching the long, slow-motion floating spines of the venomous lion fish as it stares back at him, while a porcupine puffer, a three-toned paddle-fin wrasse and a harlequin tusk fish, which has prominent blue teeth, swim past. |
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