Red lionfish
Distribution: from Cocos Islands and eastern Indian Ocean to Korea, Marquesas, Australes, New Zealand and Lord Howe. Invasive in the Caribbean.
Nearly identical in apparence to Pterois miles, found in the Indian Ocean. Sometimes confused with Pterois antennata.
at Rainbow Bay Beach (Bahamas) © philippe-seve
at Siladen (Indonesia) © paradis974
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia)
at Caleta Buena (Cuba) © anne
at Pointe Borgnèse (Martinique) © fabien
at Caneel Bay (US Virgin Islands) © nst56
at Sugar Beach (Saint Lucia) © nst56
at Anse Chastanet (Saint Lucia) © nst56
at Ilet à Ramiers (Martinique) © cailly-bruno
at Cayo Alcatracito (Cuba) © cailly-bruno
at Playa Magallanes (Dominican Republic) © raphael-voue
at La Piscine Naturelle (New Caledonia)
at Playa Estrella (Panama) © jc_mara
at Moalboal / Panagsama Beach (Philippines) © phantomkinneas
at Cabilao Bamboo Reef (Philippines) © jc_mara
at French Key (Roatán)
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