Lion fish is native to the Indo-Pacific region. It is known for the zebra-like red, white and black patterns on its body and feathery pectoral fins.
It uses its fin to attract prey and warn predators away. Their babies are called fries. They live near the water’s surface until they’re big enough to swim to the deeper parts.
Lionfish are not poisonous, they are venomous. The difference between poison and venom is the method of delivery. Venom must be injected into the bloodstream to cause injury, such as through a sharp spine or fang, but is harmless if drunk or eaten. Poison has to be ingested or absorbed to be harmful; lionfish carry no poison in the edible meat of the fish.
Lionfish are predators that consume more than 70 species of fish and many invertebrate species such as shrimp and crab. Lionfish can reduce juvenile fish populations on a reef by nearly 90% in as little as five weeks. Lionfish can eat up to 30 times their own stomach volume.
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