"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.
11 Comments
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!Robin Brown 11 Feb 2007
Wicked image, just don't get too close I'm sure this one has a stig or two. Awesome colours & detailLawrence Hickman 11 Feb 2007
great job brilliantly composedEmily Reed 11 Feb 2007
Very cool indeed!Christine brand 11 Feb 2007
yes...simply amazing...great write up too. Beautiful and lethal! what a combo! fabulous shot, thanks for sharing it!Jean M. Laffitau 11 Feb 2007
Wonderful capture and colors Lili!!Joke Schotting 11 Feb 2007
WOW GREAT SHOT LILI!!