"A Lionfish is any of several species of venomous marine fish in the genera Pterois, Pteropterus, Parapterois, Brachypterois, Ebosia or Dendrochirus, family Scorpaenidae. The lionfish is also known as the Turkey Fish, Dragon Fish and Scorpion Fish. The lionfish are voracious predators. When they are hunting, they corner prey using their large fins and then use their lightning quick reflexes to swallow the prey whole. They are notable for their extremely long and separated spines, and have a generally striped appearance, red, brown, or black on white." (Wikipedia) The photo was taken at the Underwater Observatory Marine Park, Eilat (Israel) on February 10, 2007.
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Matt Arpen 13 Feb 2007
great capture... terrific colors.Brenda Loveless 12 Feb 2007
excellent capture and interesting "bio"thea walstra 11 Feb 2007
A very beautiful photograph LiliChris Williams 11 Feb 2007
wow great studyHanna Stawska 11 Feb 2007
Fantastic!