I believe that everyone has seen the scorpion in the aquarium, its body surface is yellow, there are red to brown stripes on the body, and there are black spots on the transparent dorsal, and caudal fins. Not only are they colorful in color distribution, but their spreading double fins look like butterfly wings, dancing in the blue water as the waves swing. And because the scorpion has several thin and long tentacles above its eyes, coupled with the many fins distributed on its pectoral fin, it looks like the mane of a lion, and the scorpion is also called a lionfish.
It is mainly distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and mostly inhabits rocky reefs or coral reefs off the coast in temperate zones. Coral reefs provide plenty of food for the scorpions and are a safe hiding place. It is a nocturnal animal with a reclusive personality, a preference for solitude, and only comes into contact with other members during the breeding season, accustomed to moving in the dark, and after dawn it hides in the shadows of corals and rocks to rest.
However, many beautiful creatures in nature are poisonous, and the scorpion is no exception. The scorpion's fins also have many poisonous glands, and the tip of the fins is densely covered with poisonous needles, which is also its lethal weapon when catching prey and defending against foreign enemies. In the ocean, lionfish are known as the "poison king", their toxins can cause severe pain, swelling, and even cause convulsions and death, so the scorpion has few natural enemies. Moreover, the scorpion has a large appetite, can eat 20 small fish in half an hour, and the scorpion with a deadly weapon naturally appears to be calm when hunting food.
It generally feeds on a small fish and prefers to hunt at sunset. When it finds prey, it will spread all its fins and wander around the coral reef, and its bright colors can be integrated with the coral reef background, which has a good confusing effect on the prey, making the hunting operation very high-profile. When the prey is attracted by its beautiful appearance, it will quietly surround the prey in front of it with its fins, inadvertently launching a sudden attack and quickly completing the predation. When the scorpion fish hunts, its mouth is wide open, and it can even swallow the prey in one bite, this rapid predation method makes the other fish around it unable to react for a while, and the scorpion can take this opportunity to continue hunting.
Such beautiful and agile fish are naturally loved by the aquarium, but in addition to ornamental value, it also has edible value. Many people hear that the scorpion is poisonous, so they dare not eat it, but in fact, the scorpion is a very delicious fish, the method is also varied, dry frying or stew soup have a unique flavor. However, because its fins are poisonous, it is necessary to be very careful when cleaning the scorpion and not to be stabbed.