Marine Life with Brenda

Red Lionfish  Red lionfish are native to the Indo-Pacific reefs and rocky crevices even though they have found a way to warm ocean environments around the world.  Lionfish the largest can grow to approximately 15 inches long, however the average is closer to 1 foot.  Red lionfish are popular as food in some parts of the world but are much more valued in the aquarium trade. Their population numbers are high, and their spread is growing, raising concern in the United States, where some fear that the growth of this non-indigenous species poses human and environmental hazards. So much about the venomous red lionfish,  its red-and-whitestripes of zebra, long, showy pectoral fins, and generally cantankerous demeanour are a give a way that they are dangerous, although  very pretty. 

Sunburst butterflyfish  Chaetodon kleinii, the sunburst butterflyfish, is native to the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, southern to Australia and New Caledonia. They are also present in the Eastern Pacific, Galapagos Islands. The sunburst butterflyfish can be found in the wild at depths of 4–61 metres, usually in deeper lagoons and channels and seaward reefs, swimming alone, or (especially during breeding) in pairs.

Flying fish  The Exocoetidae, known colloquially as flying fish, are a family of marine fish in the order Beloniformes class Actinopterygii. There are about 64 species grouped into seven to nine genera. Although they can not fly in the same manner as a bird does, flying fish may make strong, self-propelled leaps out of water where their long wing-like fins allow gliding over the surface of the water for considerable distances. It is assumed that the principal explanation for this action is to escape from predators. They are all small, with a maximum length of approximately 45 cm and have winglike, rigid fins and irregular forked tail.  Barbados is regarded as the "land of flying fish," and the fish is one of the country's national symbols. The Exocet missile is named after them because underwater variations are launched and take a low trajectory, skimming the surface, before hitting their targets.