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Are Lionfish the Deadliest Pet Fish?

Aquarists were first attracted to lionfish as pets for their bright coloration, beautiful patterns, and interesting body shape. Fishkeepers soon found out that lionfish are also hardier than many of ...
Corvallis Gazette-Times

Venomous lionfish prowl delicate Caribbean waters

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A maroon-striped marauder with venomous spikes is rapidly multiplying in the Caribbean's warm waters, swallowing native species, stinging divers and generally wreaking havoc on ...
Times Argus

Venomous, invasive lionfish species proliferating along Southeast coast

Captured female lionfish are loaded with egg sacks or show signs of just having spawned. Each egg sack contains up to 20,000 eggs and lionfish spawn monthly through the summer. Whitfield's team even ...
Southeast Missourian

Venomous lionfish prowls fragile Caribbean waters

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A maroon-striped marauder with venomous spikes is rapidly multiplying in the Caribbean's warm waters, swallowing native species, stinging divers and generally wreaking havoc ...