Lionfish were never meant to exist in Mexico’s waters. Introduced through the aquarium trade, they spread rapidly through the Gulf of Mexico and the western Atlantic. As highly efficient ambush ...

Climate change, long spawning season and lack of predators fuel rapid spread, Turkish scientists warn - Anadolu Ajansı ...

CUTLINES Lionfish swim at a depth of about 130 feet roughly 55 miles off the coast of North Carolina in July 2006. The lionfish, a vibrantly colored spiny and venomous predator from the western ...

Without a natural predator, invasive lionfish, which damage coral reefs, have become widespread throughout the Caribbean over the last several decades. To prevent further harm off the northern coast ...

Eradication of the invasive lionfish is no longer possible in Bermuda waters, with steps now being taken to ensure their numbers are curtailed, the environment ministry has said. A spokeswoman for the ...

Like the lions that roam the African planes, the lions of the ocean are mighty predators. Well, not really. But these ferociously finned nonnative fish have managed to eat our tropical reefs bare.

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 ...

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 ...