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Lionfish – pterois volitans
Pterois volitans
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- Peak months
- Typical depth
- Typical size
- Catch minimum
- National record
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Overview
- Habitat summary
- Lionfish have high fidelity to a location, meaning once they find suitable habitat as an adult they tend to stay there, and can reach densities of more than 200 adults per acre.
- Water type
- saltwater
When to fish
- Good months
- Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
- Seasonality
- Lionfish have a unique way of spawning. Lionfish can spawn every four days in warmer climates. · Year-round presence/fishing opportunity (intentional display).
Where to fish
- Habitat summary
- Lionfish have high fidelity to a location, meaning once they find suitable habitat as an adult they tend to stay there, and can reach densities of more than 200 adults per acre.
- Habitat zone
- nearshore
- Fishing zone
- nearshore
How to catch
- Techniques
- spear on reefs/wrecks; follow FWC lionfish guidance
Bait & lures
- Preferred bait
- primarily spearfishing; small baits rarely
Size
Not in the source.
Records
Recorded catches retain their source scope; state and world catches are not national records.
No record catch is in the source.
Related states & places
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Source-linked directories
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Fishing creators — Florida
Selected examples from 2 source-linked directory records.
Related species
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Source evidence by state
Florida
- common name local
- Lionfish – Pterois volitans
- scientific name local
- Pterois volitans
- water type local
- saltwater
- enrichment status
- enriched
- range precision
- unknown
Legacy Florida source profiles
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