In the Western Atlantic, samples of lionfish stomach contents show that they consume more than 50 different species, including shrimp and juvenile grouper and parrotfish, species that humans also ...

They feed on crustaceans, other invertebrates, and over 40 different species of fish. Lionfish are highly opportunistic, foraging among coral reefs.

Lionfish are one of the most pernicious invasive species swimming in today’s oceans. And now, they’ve made it as far south as Brazil on their continuing and destructive territorial expansion.

Lionfish are an invasive species to native fish and coral reefs, and once killed and prepared correctly, can be consumed and made into jewelry. (Lee Ann Anderson/Fresh Take Florida) ...

NOAA scientists researching the lionfish’s spread and impact are now encouraging a seafood market as one way to mitigate the species’ impacts on reef communities.