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Lionfish have 18 venomous spines total: 2 pelvic spines, 3 anal spines, and 13 dorsal spines. Pterois is a genus of venomous marine fish, commonly known as the lionfish, native to the Indo-Pacific. It is characterized by conspicuous warning coloration with red or black bands and ostentatious dorsal fins tipped with venomous spines.
The luna lionfish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from southern Japan and Korea in the north south to Australia and New Caledonia. [1] They occur over rocky substrates in subtropical waters and are typically found in open area where there are isolated outcrops of reef or over soft-bottom substrates at moderate depths of 132 to 172 m (433 to 564 ft).
It is a popular subject among netsuke sculptors, and is mentioned in Kojiki (711-712), the oldest extant Japanese chronicle. The boar also features in Japanese poetry, having first appeared in the works of Yamabe no Akahito. [3] Its importance in the Japanese diet was such that it was exempt from Emperor Tenmu's ban on meat-eating in 675. [8]
Wild habitat: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Great Barrier Reef, Southeast Asia, Japan and Indo-Malaysian region. 2. Yellow coral goby ... They eat large amounts of algae from rocks, especially ...
In 2010, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration campaigned for people to "eat lionfish" to counter their introduction to the Caribbean. [1]Eating invasive species has been suggested by people such as ecologist Joe Roman as a way of reducing their numbers. [1]
In this Japanese culinary technique, the most popular sea animal used is fish, but octopus, shrimp, and lobster may also be used. [2] The practice is controversial owing to concerns about the animal's suffering, as it is seemingly alive when served. Freshly served Ikizukuri.
Odorigui of ice gobies in Japan in April 2013. Odorigui (θΈγι£γ, literally "dancing eating") is a mode of seafood consumption in Japanese cuisine.. Odorigui refers to the consumption of live seafood while it is still moving, or the consumption of moving animal parts. [1]
The fish are considered a delicacy in many parts of Asia, including south Japan, south Fujian, Guangdong in China, Hong Kong and some parts of Vietnam. In the Hokkien-speaking area, they are considered delicacies and good for health. The meat of Synanceia is white, dense and sweet and the skin is edible.