Volitan Lionfish

This beautiful but invasive species of fish, native to the Indo-Pacific region, has taken a great toll on Florida’s marine eco-system in recent decades. They have no known predators, eat many other fish species, lay as many as 30,000 eggs in four days, and have seriously imperiled reef eco-systems. Concerned environmentalists regularly sponsor “derbies” in which Lionfish are hunted and removed by divers, who net or spear them.

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