CUTLINES Lionfish swim at a depth of about 130 feet roughly 55 miles off the coast of North Carolina in July 2006. The lionfish, a vibrantly colored spiny and venomous predator from the western ...

The lionfish invasion in the Mediterranean is alarming. Find out how this species disrupts the delicate marine ecosystem.

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A maroon-striped marauder with venomous spikes is rapidly multiplying in the Caribbean's warm waters, swallowing native species, stinging divers and generally wreaking havoc on ...

Without a natural predator, invasive lionfish, which damage coral reefs, have become widespread throughout the Caribbean over the last several decades. To prevent further harm off the northern coast ...

Like the lions that roam the African planes, the lions of the ocean are mighty predators. Well, not really. But these ferociously finned nonnative fish have managed to eat our tropical reefs bare.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A maroon-striped marauder with venomous spikes is rapidly multiplying in the Caribbean’s warm waters, swallowing native species, stinging divers and generally wreaking havoc on ...