Armed with poisonous spines, a voracious appetite, lack of predators, and an ability to quickly reproduce, the lionfish has ...

"That's super juicy and delicious." Man urges people to eat creatures wreaking havoc on waterways: 'So good' first appeared ...

Nearly 25 years after its arrival off N.C., the lionfish is now well established as an apex predator. Its ecological damage ...

Head under the waves of the Atlantic Ocean, and you will find one of the most beautiful killers in the sea. Meet the lionfish, an extravagant-looking fish featuring flowing spines and vivid zebra ...

The prickly little creatures known as Lionfish are spearheads of an INVASION! Marlie Hall takes us under the sea. Lionfish footage courtesy of videographer Ziggy Livnat and REEF Environmental ...

ON ANY GIVEN weekend this summer, there was a lionfish derby underway somewhere in Florida. As the population of this invasive species has exploded in recent years, so too has interest in targeting ...

Chef Victor Daniels, his hands protected by a double layer of rubber gloves, expertly cuts off the sharp, venomous spines from the plump fish sitting on his countertop. The lionfish, a popular ...

An adult lionfish can grow as large as 18 inches, while juveniles may be as small as 1 inch or less. An adult weighs about 2.5 pounds. The lionfish’s head and body are brightly striped with brown and ...

Whether you’re scuba diving, snorkeling, or fishing, you’ll come across different species of fish. But while some species are docile and don’t cause harm upon close contact, this isn’t the case with ...

A lionfish swims in one of the tanks at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher in July 2014. If you were to ask artificial intelligence to build the perfect invasive invader, the computer technology might ...

If you were to ask artificial intelligence to build the perfect invasive invader, the computer technology might just spit out a picture of a lionfish. Armed with protective poisonous spines, a ...