Red Sea, Egypt -- A common lionfish (also known as a turkeyfish) hunts on the reef at night. The sharp spines in the lionfish's fins are poisonous, and are its primary defense from predators. When approached or threatened, the lionfish will spread its fins wide and seek to turn its face towards the reef, so that a potential attacker is presented with an array of poisonous spines. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.......Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination;...
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Red Sea, Egypt -- A common lionfish (also known as a turkeyfish) hunts on the reef at night. The sharp spines in the lionfish's fins are poisonous, and are its primary defense from predators. When approached or threatened, the lionfish will spread its fins wide and seek to turn its face towards the reef, so that a potential attacker is presented with an array of poisonous spines. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.......Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Sharm; "Sharm el-Sheikh"; "Sharm al-Shaykh"; Paradise; fish; lionfish; "lion fish"; "common lion fish"; "turkey fish"; turkeyfish;
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