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Family Scorpaenidae
INDO-PACIFIC
Pterois volitans
Wakatobi, Indonesia, 30 feet
Juvenile, Dumaguete, Philippines
LIONFISH or TURKEYFISH
Common on shallow reefs. Feeds at dawn & dusk. Attains 2 feet. Western Australia through S. Korea, New Zealand, & Polynesia, excluding Hawaii. Introduced & invasive in the Tropical Western Atlantic.