Devil firefish, red lionfish
Distribution: from the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and Eastern Africa to Sumatra.
Nearly identical in apparence to Pterois volitans, found in the Pacific Ocean. Sometimes confused with Pterois antennata.
at Pereybere (Mauritius) © jacka
at Mnemba Island (Tanzania)
at Abu Dabbab (Egypt) © jc_mara
at L’Etang Salé (Réunion Island) © danode
at Dhonveli (Male Atolls) © hampestampe1981
at Lagon de Saint-Leu (Réunion Island) © migloo974
at Lagon de Saint-Pierre (Réunion Island)
at South Beach (Jordan)
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