To warn predators and as powerful defensive mechanism, this lionfish displays its long venom-filled spines along its back. Range: Indo-Pacific Kingdom: Animalia Kingdom: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Scorpaenidae Subfamily: Pteroinae Genus: Pterois Species: Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
To warn predators and as powerful defensive mechanism, this lionfish displays its long venom-filled spines along its back. Range: Indo-Pacific Kingdom: Animalia Kingdom: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Scorpaenidae Subfamily: Pteroinae Genus: Pterois Species: Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)