Turkeyfish-Lionfish Sepia

The ornate fins of the Lionfish can evoke the appearance of turkey plumage when viewed from the right angle, leading to the imaginative moniker of 'Turkeyfish.' Other common names for the Lionfish include Devil Fish, Red Lionfish, Scorpion-Cod, Zebrafish, Ornate Butterfly-Cod, Featherfins, Butterfly Cod, Indian Turkeyfish, Soldier Lionfish, and Poisson Scorpion. Found primarily in Southeast U.S. and Caribbean coastal waters, the carnivorous Lionfish Sepia exhibits prolific reproductive traits with up to two million eggs released throughout the year and no natural predators.