Photos: Tiny Octopus Found On Side Of Lionfish

While emptying a bag of lionfish they caught while diving in the Watch Hill Park and John Smith’s Bay area, local divers found a tiny octopus clinging to the side of a lionfish.

In a post on social media, Weldon Wade said, “What a discovery! When freediving and culling lionfish we spear them and sometimes safely snip all the venomous spines off in-water effectively disarming the fish and they are put inside a mesh catch bag.

“What a surprise it was for @waterkid03 [Brandon Fleming] to find this octopus clinging to the side of a lionfish when emptying the bag! This tiny octopus had to have been in the mouth of one that we speared and got extremely lucky. What a save! It was released to live another day.

- Photos courtesy of Weldon Wade

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