Lionfish Prey (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Lionfish Prey

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Research done with the fairy basslet, a common prey of lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean, demonstrates that lionfish are more voracious predators than other native fish, and will still hunt until almost the last of their prey is gone.

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(Image courtesy of Oregon State University)

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