The small lionfish you show at 02:00 is an antennata lionfish, not a zebra, antenatta can ben recognised by the long rays of the pectoral fins, the zebras rays go only as far as the fin itself goes, and they have a very recognizable sideways "T" mark on their tail.
I got one of this fish, found in the seashore in my province,this fish is so calm and easy to cath, its delicious fish yet venomous so be careful on holding
I started hunting them on recreational SCUBA dives in the Caribbean Sea in late 2022. They are a blast to spear and very good to eat. They are all over the place. There are dive sites in Belize where nurse sharks follow divers and will point to lionfish in the hopes the diver will spear and feed them the lionfish. I have had as many as seven nurse sharks hunting lionfish on a dive. The sharks do not like to attack the lionfish directly because of the spines, but they will quickly take them off a spear.
Indeed not a bad aquarium fish, hardy, not endangered in any way, pretty. Just not a good idea to release it back in the ocean outside of its native range.
They're not a very active fish. So they just came in and they're everywhere; kinda like when ur teenage kids bring their friends over??? There's a ton of them and they aren't doing anything 😆
I've seen them once here in Cebu, beautiful fish.
The small lionfish you show at 02:00 is an antennata lionfish, not a zebra, antenatta can ben recognised by the long rays of the pectoral fins, the zebras rays go only as far as the fin itself goes, and they have a very recognizable sideways "T" mark on their tail.
Thank you for correcting the ID!
I got one of this fish, found in the seashore in my province,this fish is so calm and easy to cath, its delicious fish yet venomous so be careful on holding
Where is your province?
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I started hunting them on recreational SCUBA dives in the Caribbean Sea in late 2022. They are a blast to spear and very good to eat. They are all over the place. There are dive sites in Belize where nurse sharks follow divers and will point to lionfish in the hopes the diver will spear and feed them the lionfish. I have had as many as seven nurse sharks hunting lionfish on a dive. The sharks do not like to attack the lionfish directly because of the spines, but they will quickly take them off a spear.
Interesting! Diver - shark symbiosis in removing invasive species.
This lion fish is so cool...Good for aquarium maybe...hehehe..
Indeed not a bad aquarium fish, hardy, not endangered in any way, pretty. Just not a good idea to release it back in the ocean outside of its native range.
Wow! That's interesting!
Glad you enjoyed it! Curious story indeed.
What eats them in their native seas?
Groupers, large wrasses, possibly sharks. All fished out in the Caribbean, this is part of the problem.
you can find these in dauin? next time i go for swim i’ll try to spot some
Not uncommon. Maybe a bit deeper than snorkeling depth. Often near mooring blocks, ropes, artificial reefs, ect. They come out at night to hunt, too.
They're not a very active fish. So they just came in and they're everywhere; kinda like when ur teenage kids bring their friends over??? There's a ton of them and they aren't doing anything 😆
Not very active but very clever at hunting. I suspect that a lot of prey don't even recognize them as dangerous because they move so sluggishly.