Lion Fish

Vikram Franklin
Lion Fish by Vikram Franklin
Lion Fish by Vikram Franklin

Lion Fish

The beautiful spines hide a deadly secret – they’re highly venomous (though not to humans) and are used as a defensive weapon. The general idea being that if they’re gulped up (as is often the case), the spines spread out and inject poison into the predator.

Lion Fish belongs to the following groups:

Nature's Wonders and Something Fishy
  • Johanne Brunet

    Johanne Brunet, about 1 month ago

    It’s beautiful Vikram (the image and the fish), great capture! The fins almost look like feathers, and the description is really interesting.

  • Vikram Franklin

    Vikram Franklin in reply to Johanne Brunet’s comment, about 1 month ago

    Thanks Johanne – this was in a public aquarium and with no flash allowed, this was the only satisfying frame that I got.

  • Victoria Kidgell

    Victoria Kidgell, about 1 month ago

    Beautiful shot Vikram. Even though you only got one good shot, it’s a marvelous one!

  • EnVee

    EnVee, about 1 month ago

    excellent capture!

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