Lion Fish

LION FISHBY: CARSON AND TAUD

MY NAME

• Scientific name- Pterois• Common name- Lionfish

GEORAPHICAL RANGE (MY HOME)

• I have been found all around the shoreline of Florida.• I have been found even all the way up to New York and far

down by Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea. • The migration patterns are boring. We stay in basically the

same spot.• We try to stay waters that get as cool as 48°-50°F waters. • Coral Reef

PHYSICAL TRAITSWHAT I LOOK LIKE• Red and white zebra striped• Long showy pectoral fins• 11.8-15in. in size• 2.6lbs. Max• VERY venomous

MY EATING HABITS

• Carnivore • Indo pacific the main feeding area• Mainly feed on crustaceans and fish• Mostly nocturnal feeders• Cannibals

MY PREDATORS

• My only known prey is a goliath grouper• No natural predators other than that

MY DEFENSE MECHANISMS

• The way I defend myself is with my poisonous spines on my fins.

SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS

• Camouflage is used to help blend into the coral reef.• This helps protect me and hide me to sneak up on prey.

THREATS

• We do not have any threats and are not endangered.• We aren’t a natural species in the environment we live in.• That makes us have no natural predators.

REPRODUCTION

• One male with several females.• The female releases two egg masses that are fertilized by the

male before floating to the surface.• Reproduction can occur about every 4 days throughout the

year.• In the Caribbean, a single female lionfish can spawn over 2

million eggs per year.

FAST FACTS

• We are one of the healthiest fish to eat.• Can go 3 months without eating and only lose 10% body fat.• 30,000 eggs every 7 days• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/lionfish

WORK CITED

• Wikipedia.com• http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/marine-species/lionfish/• Lionfishhunters.org/danger• Nationalgeographic.com• Google.com/images• News-press.com• Auduboninstitute.org• http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/ouvrard_mich/adaptation.html