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The lionfish might look attractive, but beware! This little tropical predator is one of the world’s most skillful invaders. ↠Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/TerraMaterO...
From its original home in the warm waters of the Pacific, it’s conquered oceans thousands of miles away – even as far as Cyprus.

We learn how the lionfish escaped its native waters and explore the destructive impact it has on reefs around the world. Concerned scientists have developed some unusual solutions for controlling it, starting with knife and fork…

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scientific sources:

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RealTime Point Distribution Map, United States Geological Survey (USGS)
https://nas.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.a...
19852018 Lionfish Invasion, USGS Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Matthew Neilson
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/198...

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Creature Feature: Red Lionfish, by Sea of Change Foundation, Raquel Gilliland, SOC Education/Outreach Internhttps://seaofchange.com/creaturefeat...

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RealTime Point Distribution Map, United States Geological Survey (USGS)
https://nas.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.a...
19852018 Lionfish Invasion, USGS Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Matthew Neilson
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/198...
Lionfish: An Invasive Species, Sea Grant, University of Florida
https://www.flseagrant.org/healthycoa...

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Genetics reveal the identity and origin of the lionfish invasion in the Mediterranean Sea. Bariche, M., Kleitou, P., Kalogirou, S. et al., Sci Rep 7, 6782 (2017).
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159...
Preventing a LIONfish invasion in the MEDiterranean through early response and targeted REmoval (RELIONMEDLIFE)” LIFE16 NAT/CY/000832
https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/42710e...

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Impact of Red Sea Fish Migrants through the Suez Canal on the Aquatic Environment of the Eastern Mediterranean by Daniel Golani, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc...
Invading the Mediterranean Sea: biodiversity patterns shaped by human activities
ORIGINAL RESEARCH article, Front. Mar. Sci., 30 September 2014
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/...

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Lionfish: a culinary battle to win
By Theo PanayidesAugust 3, 2020, Cyprus Mail
https://cyprusmail.com/2020/08/03/a...

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Lions on the Line Illustrates Impact of Lionfish on Reefs, by David Renner, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resourceshttps://www.trussvilletribune.com/201...
What is a lionfish? NOAA National Ocean Service
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/l...