Common lionfish (Pterois volitans), full body view, Solomon Islands, South Pacific, Pacific

Scorpionfish (common lionfish) (Pterois miles), Southern Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Asia

Scorpionfish (common lionfish) (Pterois miles) caught in fishing net, Southern Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Asia

Scorpionfish (common lionfish) (Pterois miles), Southern Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Asia

Scorpionfish (common lionfish) (Pterois miles), Southern Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Asia

Jetty overgrown with stony corals, common lionfish (Pterois miles), Red Sea, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia

An common lionfish (Pterois miles) lurks for prey, on sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), Marsa Shuna reef dive site, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

This Common Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) is perched on the mantle rim of a Giant Tridacna Clam (Tridacna gigas). It's venomous spines can inflict a painful wound, Philippines