Stock photography, photos: Lionfish

Stock photos of Lionfish are best known and easily recognized by their long, bright, feather-like fins and distinctive red, maroon and white stripes. They have fleshy tentacles located above their eyes and below their mouths. Most species display an excellent ability to camouflage themselves by changing color when alarmed. The lionfish can reach over a foot in length. Males have larger heads than females and their pectoral fins are longer.


Photograph: © Willis Anderson

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