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Pterois volitans, also known as red or common lionfish. Picture taken at Tasik Ria, Manadao, Indonesia.
Credit: Photo by Jens Petersen, Edit by User:Olegiwit

The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous coral reef fish from the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. The red lionfish is also found off the east coast of the United States, and was likely first introduced off the Florida coast in the early to mid 1990s.