Sketches will be the new home for my Photohunt entries. Here’s my pick for this week’s theme, stripes.
Lionfish
This was taken at the Ocean Discovery Aquarium of the Ocean Adventure in Subic during a school field trip last February.
Fast Facts
- Type:
- Fish
- Diet:
- Carnivore
- Average life span in the wild:
- Up to 15 years
- Size:
- 11.8 to 15 in (30 to 38 cm)
- Weight:
- Up to 2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)
- Group name:
- School
- Did you know?
- A lionfish will often spread its feathery pectoral fins and herd small fish into a confined space where it can more easily swallow them.
- Size relative to a tea cup:
Source: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com
beautiful! In some places in other countries thought, it's considered a pest. But good choice for this week's theme.
scarry, though, i like your blog. i follow to empower blogging community. follow back
That's a pretty fish sis!
this post reminds me of our daytrip at manila ocean park 🙂 http://saggi-space.blogspot.com/2010/04/stingrays-sharks-and-many-more-at.html