Broadbarred Firefish
Pterois antennata
commonblackredbrownbandedbarredspottedvenomousnocturnalsolitarysmallreef
- Habitat
- Reef
- Max size
- 20 cm
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
Pteropterus antennatus, the spotfin lionfish, banded lionfish, broadbarred lionfish, broadbarred firefish, raggedfinned firefish, raggedfinned scorpionfish or roughscaled lionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and lionfishes. It is found in the tropical Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.
Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Behaviour
Solitary and nocturnal like its relatives, but tends to sit deeper inside reef crevices and under overhangs by day rather than at a cave mouth.
