SPECIE NAME:Pterois miles

COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Common Lion Fish

LOCATION: P. miles is native to the Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea, to South Africa, and to Indonesia; It is also now present off the east coast of the United States and in the Caribbean Sea as an invasive species. recently also reported near Cyprus & Malta..

HABITAT: P. miles is usually found in areas with crevices or lagoons, often on the outer slopes of coral reefs

SIZE: UPTO 35 cm UPTO 0.7 kg

DIET: The diet of a lionfish consists mainly of fish and shrimp and it relies on its lightning-fast reflexes and camouflage to help capture it.

FACT: The Fin spines are highly venomous & have caused death to human

SPECIE NAME:Pterois antennata

COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Spotfin Lion Fish

LOCATION: Found in the Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Marquesan and Mangaréva islands, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland, Australia and Kermadec and Austral islands.

HABITAT: Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs.

SIZE: UPTO 20 cm UPTO 0.7 kg

DIET: This fish hides in crevices under rocks and coral formations during the day and hunts at night. Typically they hunt with head towards the safety of their hide-out or a nearby narrow passage. They feed on shrimps and crabs in the wild. In the aquarium they can be fed meaty foods and small fishes.

FACT: The Antennata Lionfish, Ragged-finned Firefish, or Spotfin Lionfish is distinguished for it's strikingly different pectoral fin rays, and it's large black and white "antennae"! A good community fish as long as it's companions are too big to eat.