lionfish
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪənˌfɪʃ/
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pez león
- Initial sightings of lionfish in Florida waters began in the mid-1980s.
- a red lionfish
- a juvenile lionfish
- lionfish on a reef
I've gone down the people that scuba dive and hunt lionfish.
- I've gone down the people that scuba dive and hunt lionfish.
Examples
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We saw gratifying numbers of native reef fish and two hawksbill turtles—and a few lionfish.
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There are now millions of lionfish inhabiting the West Atlantic.
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But by all accounts, lionfish are here to stay.
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Everybody goes for the lionfish.
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Within their native range, lionfish fit nicely into the natural food web, and their populations remain in check.
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Each time we landed on the seafloor, we quickly found lionfish.
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And that's the main problem with lionfish: they eat so many kinds of native reef fish.
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Lionfish use their outstretched fins to corner their prey against the walls.
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Here's another guest post about the lionfish, an invasive species that threatens the Atlantic.
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The lionfish uses its long spiny fins to navigate through the coral reefs.
Synonyms
A sea fish called lionfish that has long spines with poison and bright stripes
A group of sea fish with stripes and long spiny fins that can sting, called lionfish
How Venomous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lionfish is simply lion + fish, because this bright, tropical fish has long, showy fins and bold stripes that look like a lion's 'mane' and coat. So the name helps you remember a striking, dangerous fish with long, venomous spines.