«We already
know lionfish produce bioactive compounds — just ask anyone who has ever been stung,» she said.
Not exact matches
When other seafood restaurants began asking where he was sourcing his
lionfish, he
knew he was.
And there's a simple way to
know for sure whether a
lionfish is toxic: test it after it's been cooked.
An OSU study in 2008 showed that
lionfish in the Atlantic have been
known to reduce native fish populations by up to 80 percent.
As of July 2014, though, there are no
known cases of ciguatera from eating
lionfish.
Big fish in many species can reproduce much more efficiently than their younger, smaller counterparts, and
lionfish are
known to travel considerable distances and move to various depths.
The invasive
lionfish is a
known predator that is upsetting the balance of our marine eco-system and dangerous to the health of the coral reefs.
It makes me think of the crown - of - thorns starfish problem on Pacific coral reefs, which I studied during the same years that the
lionfish were first getting to
know the Caribbean.
Lionfish are
know to eat a wide variety of species and seem to have an insatiable appetite.