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Pterois volitins (Lionfish) { 24 images } Created 28 Feb 2012

Underwater Photography of Pterois volitins (Lionfish) by New Zealand Photojournalist and Underwater Photographer Richard Robinson.
Pterois volitins (Lionfish).
Family: Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes).
Distribution: Indo-Pacific.
Occurrence: Kermadec Islands has been recorded at the Poor Knights.
Size: 45 cm.
Food: Carnivorous, small fishes, crabs and shrimp.
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  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) from the family Scorpaenidae at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.<br />
Sunday 10 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 327<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Boat Harbour, Western Side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5  Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 147:07 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 24.9 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 92 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,494 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,586 minutes
    2011-04-10-0134.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) from the family Scorpaenidae at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.<br />
Sunday 10 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 327<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Boat Harbour, Western Side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5  Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 147:07 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 24.9 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 92 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,494 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,586 minutes
    2011-04-10-0136.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) from the family Scorpaenidae at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.<br />
Sunday 10 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 327<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Boat Harbour, Western Side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5  Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 147:07 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 24.9 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 92 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,494 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,586 minutes
    2011-04-10-0138.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) from the family Scorpaenidae at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.<br />
Sunday 10 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 327<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Boat Harbour, Western Side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5  Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 147:07 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 24.9 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 92 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,494 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,586 minutes
    2011-04-10-0144.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) from the family Scorpaenidae at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.<br />
Sunday 10 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 327<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Boat Harbour, Western Side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5  Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 147:07 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 24.9 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 92 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,494 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,586 minutes
    2011-04-10-0148.JPG
  • A Yellow-banded perch (Acanthistius cinctus) towers over a Lionfish (Pterois volatins) at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.<br />
Sunday 10 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 327<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Boat Harbour, Western Side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5  Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 147:07 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 24.9 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 92 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,494 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,586 minutes
    2011-04-10-0150.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volitins) from the family Scorpaenidae at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.<br />
Sunday 10 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 328<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Boat Harbour, Western Side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5 Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 148:39 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 24.4 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 97 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,586 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,683 minutes
    2011-04-10-0335.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volitins) from the family Scorpaenidae at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.<br />
Sunday 10 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 328<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Boat Harbour, Western Side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5 Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 148:39 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 24.4 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 97 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,586 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,683 minutes
    2011-04-10-0338.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volitins) from the family Scorpaenidae at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean..Sunday 10 April 2011.Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011.Dive Number: 328.Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth..Site: Boat Harbour, Western Side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands..Temperature:  22.5 Degrees Celsius..Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 148:39 hh:mm.Maximum Depth: 24.4 meters..Bottom Time: 97 minutes..Bottom Time to Date: 20,586 minutes..Cumulative Time: 20,683 minutes
    2011-04-10-0341.jpg
  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.Monday 11 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 329<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Southern End of Denham Bay, Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5 Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 150:08 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 13.2 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 89 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,683 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,772 minutes.
    2011-04-11-0013_1.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.Monday 11 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 329<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Southern End of Denham Bay, Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5 Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 150:08 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 13.2 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 89 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,683 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,772 minutes.
    2011-04-11-0018.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.Monday 11 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 329<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Southern End of Denham Bay, Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5 Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 150:08 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 13.2 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 89 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,683 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,772 minutes.
    2011-04-11-0024.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.Monday 11 April 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 329<br />
Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth.<br />
Site: Southern End of Denham Bay, Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22.5 Degrees Celsius.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 150:08 hh:mm<br />
Maximum Depth: 13.2 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 89 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 20,683 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 20,772 minutes.
    2011-04-11-0027.JPG
  • Pterois volitins (Lionfish) at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.Monday 11 April 2011.Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011.Dive Number: 329.Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth..Site: Southern End of Denham Bay, Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands..Temperature:  22.5 Degrees Celsius..Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 150:08 hh:mm.Maximum Depth: 13.2 meters..Bottom Time: 89 minutes..Bottom Time to Date: 20,683 minutes..Cumulative Time: 20,772 minutes.
    2011-04-11-0037-2.jpg
  • Pterois volitins (Lionfish) at the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand's northern most territory in the South Pacific Ocean.Monday 11 April 2011.Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011.Dive Number: 329.Dive Buddy: Ian Skipworth..Site: Southern End of Denham Bay, Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands..Temperature:  22.5 Degrees Celsius..Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 150:08 hh:mm.Maximum Depth: 13.2 meters..Bottom Time: 89 minutes..Bottom Time to Date: 20,683 minutes..Cumulative Time: 20,772 minutes.
    2011-04-11-0050.jpg
  • A juvenile Lionfish (Pterois volatins) hides in a rock crack at Fishing Rock, Raoul Island during the Kermadec Islands Biodiscovery Expedition, a project led by the Auckland Museum in conjunction with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Australian Museum, and the Department of Conservation.<br />
Tuesday 17 May 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br />
Dive Number: 346<br />
Dive Buddy: <br />
Site: Fishing Rock, Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  22 Degrees Celsius.<br />
Maximum Depth: 7.7 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 54 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 21,622 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 21,676 minutes.
    2011-05-17-1053.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) on the western side of North Meyer Island during the Kermadec Islands Biodiscovery Expedition, a project led by the Auckland Museum in conjunction with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Australian Museum, and the Department of Conservation.<br />
Thursday 19 May 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson ©2011<br />
Dive Number: 350<br />
Dive Buddy: Malcolm Francis<br />
Site: Western side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  21 Degrees Celsius.<br />
Maximum Depth: 16.4 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 57 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 21,806 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 21,863 minutes.
    2011-05-19-0235-3.JPG
  • Pterois volitins (Lionfish) on the western side of North Meyer Island during the Kermadec Islands Biodiscovery Expedition, a project led by the Auckland Museum in conjunction with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Australian Museum, and the Department of Conservation..Thursday 19 May 2011.Photograph Richard Robinson ©2011.Dive Number: 350.Dive Buddy: Malcolm Francis.Site: Western side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands..Temperature:  21 Degrees Celsius..Maximum Depth: 16.4 meters..Bottom Time: 57 minutes..Bottom Time to Date: 21,806 minutes..Cumulative Time: 21,863 minutes.
    2011-05-19-0236.jpg
  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) on the western side of North Meyer Island during the Kermadec Islands Biodiscovery Expedition, a project led by the Auckland Museum in conjunction with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Australian Museum, and the Department of Conservation.<br />
Thursday 19 May 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson ©2011<br />
Dive Number: 350<br />
Dive Buddy: Malcolm Francis<br />
Site: Western side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  21 Degrees Celsius.<br />
Maximum Depth: 16.4 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 57 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 21,806 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 21,863 minutes.
    2011-05-19-0239.JPG
  • Lionfish (Pterois volatins) on the western side of North Meyer Island during the Kermadec Islands Biodiscovery Expedition, a project led by the Auckland Museum in conjunction with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Australian Museum, and the Department of Conservation.<br />
Thursday 19 May 2011<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson ©2011<br />
Dive Number: 350<br />
Dive Buddy: Malcolm Francis<br />
Site: Western side of North Meyer Island in the Kermadec Islands.<br />
Temperature:  21 Degrees Celsius.<br />
Maximum Depth: 16.4 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 57 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 21,806 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 21,863 minutes.
    2011-05-19-0242-2.JPG
  • Pterois volitins (Lionfish)<br />
Friday 23 January 2015<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2015<br />
Dive Number: 570<br />
Site: North Meyer Island, Western Side, Kermadecs. <br />
Boat: Brave Heart<br />
Dive Buddy: Stephen Ulrich<br />
Time: 12:00<br />
Temperature: 22<br />
Maximum Depth: 23 meters<br />
Bottom Time: 60 minutes<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 39,577 minutes<br />
Cumulative Time: 39,637 minutes
    2015-01-23-0103_1.jpg
  • Pterois volitins (Lionfish)<br />
Friday 23 January 2015<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2015<br />
Dive Number: 570<br />
Site: North Meyer Island, Western Side, Kermadecs. <br />
Boat: Brave Heart<br />
Dive Buddy: Stephen Ulrich<br />
Time: 12:00<br />
Temperature: 22<br />
Maximum Depth: 23 meters<br />
Bottom Time: 60 minutes<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 39,577 minutes<br />
Cumulative Time: 39,637 minutes
    2015-01-23-0103.jpg
  • Pterois volitins (Lionfish)<br />
Friday 23 January 2015<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2015<br />
Dive Number: 570<br />
Site: North Meyer Island, Western Side, Kermadecs. <br />
Boat: Brave Heart<br />
Dive Buddy: Stephen Ulrich<br />
Time: 12:00<br />
Temperature: 22<br />
Maximum Depth: 23 meters<br />
Bottom Time: 60 minutes<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 39,577 minutes<br />
Cumulative Time: 39,637 minutes
    2015-01-23-0105.jpg
  • Cirripectes alboapicalis (White-dot blenny).<br />
Tuesday 06 October 2015<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2015.<br />
Dive Number: 763.<br />
Site: South Meyer Island, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.<br />
Dive Buddy: Steve Hathaway and Charles Bedford.<br />
Boat: Braveheart.<br />
Temperature: 19 degrees.<br />
Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit: 369:27.<br />
Maximum Depth: 24.2 meters.<br />
Bottom Time: 94 minutes.<br />
Bottom Time to Date: 42,589 minutes.<br />
Cumulative Time: 42,683 minutes.
    2015-10-06-0160_3.jpg