Turkeyfish. Butterfly cod. Feather fins. A lionfish (Pterois) by any other name looks just as lovely. Adorned in bold maroon, brown and white stripes, lionfish drift through the water by gently ...

The lionfish’s head and body are brightly striped with brown and white stripes. They have fleshy tentacles above their eyes and below their mouth, and long, fanlike pectoral fin. They have 13 ...

As the majestic lionfish glides through the ocean, its eighteen spines ripple like silk scarves in a breeze. This flashiest of fishes, with its eye-catching brown or reddish and white stripes ...

Curacao is facing an ecological challenge: the invasive lionfish. The venomous lionfish have brown, red and white zebra-like stripes, fleshy tentacles and long, fan-like fins.

Jumping flippers-first into choppy, gray water 20 miles off the Savannah coast, divers from the Georgia Aquarium set off on a lionfish hunt.They dove 90 feet to the base of a giant, yellow Navy ...

The lionfish, a popular aquarium denizen, is stunning to look at with its red-orange -and-white zebra stripes and its ultra-showy fins, but it's wreaking havoc in our waters.

Visually stunning with their maroon and white stripes and long, fanlike fins, lionfish are considered the most destructive exotic species in marine waters off Florida and the Caribbean.

The lionfish, which can weigh up to 2.5 pounds, is distinctive for its gold and white stripes and its lion-like mane of venomous spines, which makes it particularly difficult for anglers to clean.

MIAMI — The peppermint-striped lionfish sat boldly on a ledge about 20 feet deep off Key Largo, spreading its pectoral fins like red and white spinnakers in the wind.

Florida's ban on importing invasive lionfish, ... red-and-white striped fish. Bringing the fish into the state is now punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and a year in prison. ...

A lionfish sting isn’t typically life threatening to healthy individuals, ... If you’ve never seen one, they’re easily identified by the brown, red, or white stripes that cover their body.