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Lionfish Swimming Among Soft Corals
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If attacked, a lionfish delivers a potent venom via its needle-like dorsal fins. Its sting is extremely painful to humans and can cause nausea and breathing difficulties, but is rarely fatal.
Photograph by Wolcott Henry
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