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
