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Pterois volitans
Updated 11/6/2012
Family
Scorpaenidae
INDO-PACIFIC
TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC
Pterois volitans
LIONFISH or TURKEYFISH
Common on reefs, ledges, and wrecks. Feeds at dawn
& dusk. Attains 2 feet. Western Australia through
S. Korea, New Zealand, & Polynesia, excluding Hawaii. One of
four similar species. Introduced
& invasive in the Tropical Western Atlantic.
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