Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunting Basslets (Pseudanthias sp), Christmas Island, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Blackfoot Firefish (Parapterois heterurus) at night, Anilao, Philippines

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Zebra Lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra), Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Georgette Douwma / Shortfin lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Shane Gross / Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) which have taken over and are wiping out native fish in the Atlantic ocean. The highest densities are in the northern gulf of Mexico. Destin, Florida, USA.

Shane Gross / Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) which have taken over and are wiping out native fish in the Atlantic ocean. The highest densities are in the northern gulf of Mexico. Destin, Florida, USA.

Pete Oxford / Spotted Scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri) camouflaged in rocks near King Angelfish (Holacanthus passer), Tower Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Alex Mustard / Spotted scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri) lying motionless and camouflaged in soft corals. West Palm Beach, Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean, Florida, USA.

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous dorsal spines of Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus) Red Sea, Egypt

Juergen Freund / Lacey scorpionfish (Rhinopias aphanes) with mouth wide open, Indo-pacific

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgre / Scorpionfish (Scorpaena maderensis) watching Turkish wrasse (Thalassoma pavo) Pico, Azores, Portugal, July 2009. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Scorpionfish (Scorpaena maderensis) portrait, Pico, Azores, Portugal, June 2009