Lionfish Research Paper

Lionfish or pterois miles have invaded the Atlantic coast line. Their original habitat is in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. They are poisonous and have spines were their venom is kept.They live in warm habitats like the tropics and are found in reefs and dark underwater crevices.

First, lionfish had lived in the Indo-Pacific but, due to a hurricane and water and aquarium trades they found themselves in the Atlantic Ocean. They are also causing havoc in their new habitat. They find reefs and live their but, they are overpopulating the Atlantic. They also live in artificial reefs like sunken ships.They live in a pelagic biome, which is means they live in the open ocean.

Next, lionfish have infected the environments in the Atlantic ocean and are destroying them little by little. They have over populated the Atlantic and they all have to eat something. That problem leads into the next one, they are the second top predator. They do get eaten but, they eat a bunch of fish. They are very active hunters and eat all day. One of the very few things that can eat it is a grouper. …show more content…
Since lionfish are edible, if cooked right, we have been eating them. Many dishes can be made with the lionfish. We need to let the native fish that can eat them, eat them. In the future, they will let fishermen fish for them. The big picture about the way to fix this is to eat as many as we