Out of water, a puffer fills the sacs with air instead, and takes on a balloon-like apppearance. Few fish can get its mouth around a puffer when it is so roly-poly. Many of them are extremely dangerous. While their colorful stripes and long fins make them favorites, the lionfish's spines are loaded with venom. An injection of venom from a lionfish can be deadly and will always make you very sick.
Lionfish live in the warm waters of coral reefs around the world.
Like its cousin the scorpionfish, lionfish are hunters that like to remain motionless until a favorite meal passes by. During the day, lionfish remain near their hiding place to hunt for their favorite meals such as small fish, shrimp, and even crabs. A lionfish's mouth is large enough to swallow animals nearly as large as its own body. The lionfish uses its bright colors and unusual patterns to remind hungry predators that it is poisonous. Most fish think twice before making a meal of porcupine fish.