Lionfish, a colorful but venomous striped creature indigenous to the Asian Pacific, is gobbling up prey at a record pace in the deep Atlantic Ocean and drawing the concern of scientists.
Researchers found large populations of lionfish living in water 300 feet deep in the Atlantic during an expedition last month, the Christian Science Monitor reported That's bad news for deep water native fish smaller than the lionfish, Stephanie Green, a post-doctoral associate at Oregon State University Hixon Lab.
Green told the Christian Science Monitor that past studies have shown that some 40 species of fish dropped in number when the lionfish arrived in shallow Atlantic waters.
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We just can't seem to stop it, can we?