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Red Lionfish

Red Lionfish or Pacific Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
Natively found in the Indo-Pacific region, but has become a huge invasive problem in the Caribbean Sea. First confirmed in Bonaire in October 2009.
BONAIRE, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Reefs Indo-Pacific now invading Southern Florida and Caribbean.

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Red Lionfish or Pacific Lionfish (Pterois volitans)<br />
Natively found in the Indo-Pacific region, but has become a huge invasive problem in the Caribbean Sea. First confirmed in Bonaire in October 2009.<br />
BONAIRE, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Reefs Indo-Pacific now invading Southern Florida and Caribbean.