Diving Cozumel I have seen red, brown, and black striped lionfish.
Black and White Striped Juvenile Lion Fish?
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Two of the fifteen species of Lionfish (Pterois spp.) have established themselves on the Eastern North America seaboard and in the Caribbean. They are the Common Lionfish or Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) and the Indian Lionfish (Pterois miles).
From the literature I have read the Common Lionfish is the most prevalent of the two species, however, the Indian Lionfish is very similar to the Common Lionfish, except for a slight anatomical difference in their ray's. The main distinguishing difference is their "native" location; generally speaking the Common Lionfish is more prevalent in the Pacific Ocean and the Indain Lionfish is more prevalent in the Indian Ocean and Red Sed.
Both adult species have reddish brown to black bands with white lines between them. Juvenile's start with translucent bodies with narrow black bands and their pectoral fin rays have reddish to pink ocellated spots. As they mature the pectoral and dorsal fins become more elongated and the body bands widen; these bands may be reddish brown to black.
Adult Common Lionfish (Pterois v.)
Adult Common Lionfish (Pterois v.)
Juvenile Common Lionfish (Pterois v.)
Adult Indian Lionfish (Pterois m.)
Adult Indian Lionfish (Pterois m.)
They start off pretty small.
My favorite way to see a Lionfish
[video=youtube;dTpI27ILFBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTpI27ILFBE[/video]
From the literature I have read the Common Lionfish is the most prevalent of the two species, however, the Indian Lionfish is very similar to the Common Lionfish, except for a slight anatomical difference in their ray's. The main distinguishing difference is their "native" location; generally speaking the Common Lionfish is more prevalent in the Pacific Ocean and the Indain Lionfish is more prevalent in the Indian Ocean and Red Sed.
Both adult species have reddish brown to black bands with white lines between them. Juvenile's start with translucent bodies with narrow black bands and their pectoral fin rays have reddish to pink ocellated spots. As they mature the pectoral and dorsal fins become more elongated and the body bands widen; these bands may be reddish brown to black.
Adult Common Lionfish (Pterois v.)
Adult Common Lionfish (Pterois v.)
Juvenile Common Lionfish (Pterois v.)
Adult Indian Lionfish (Pterois m.)
Adult Indian Lionfish (Pterois m.)
They start off pretty small.
My favorite way to see a Lionfish
[video=youtube;dTpI27ILFBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTpI27ILFBE[/video]
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