Luna lionfish. Image credit: lionfishhunters.org
Did you know…there are 10 recognized species in the genus Pterois, including:
- Pterois andover
- Pterois antennata (Spotfin lionfish)
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Pterois brevipectoralis
- Pterois lunulata (Luna lionfish)
- Pterois miles (Devil firefish)
- Pterois mombasae (Frillfin turkeyfish)
- Pterois radiata (Clearfin lionfish)
- Pterois russelii (Soldier lionfish, red volitans lionfish)
- Pterois sphex (Hawaiian turkeyfish)
- Pterois volitans (Red lionfish, volitans lionfish)
Thanks for your effort, Erin. The Pterois threat won’t just disappear, and we need many more like you, to keep spreading information and making people aware.
I hope you can be an inspiration to others to put in at least a fraction of your effort and be almost as dedicated. That should be enough to keep moving forward the fight to manage the lionfish invasion.