Show Navigation

Pterois volitans Lionfish Spawning

This is a pair of red lionfish (Pterois volitans) moments before spawning. The fish came together in shallow water and eventually descended to a depth of around 20m to spawn. The female is on the left. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download

Filename: pterois-volitans-lionfish-spawning-japan-202306-0144.tif
Copyright: Copyright Tony Wu. All rights reserved. No duplication, reproduction or usage without prior written permission.
Image Size: 8256x5504 / 140.3MB; https://www.photoshelter.com/support/license#rm; https://www.tony-wu.com/contact-tony-wu; Bony Fish Scorpionfish Animalia Chordata Osteichthyes Teleostei Perciformes Scorpaenidae Pterois volitans Common Lionfish Lionfish Red Lionfish Turkeyfish Hanamino-kasago Reproduction Spawning Pacific Japan Kagoshima Prefecture
Contained in galleries: Marine Life Reproduction, Fish Photos, Marine Life | Japan

This is a pair of red lionfish (Pterois volitans) moments before spawning. The fish came together in shallow water and eventually descended to a depth of around 20m to spawn. The female is on the left. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.