lionfish
noun
li·on·fish
ˈlī-ən-ˌfish 
: any of several scorpaenid fishes (genus Pterois) of the Indian Ocean and the tropical Pacific that are brilliantly striped and barred with elongated fins and venomous dorsal spines
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Nurse and reef sharks prowl for their next meal, lionfish hide in plain sight, and a cuttlefish scurries by.
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Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
For more restaurants serving lionfish in the U.S. and Caribbean, check out Reef.org’s directory.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Only 18 months ago, Ronny Chieng was also in Florida to highlight the challenges posed by lionfish, which prey on 80% of fish on the reef, destroying the food chain.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 June 2025
Off the coast of Kefalonia, there’s an underwater cave where a school of fearsome lionfish holds court.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 June 2025
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Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
For more restaurants serving lionfish in the U.S. and Caribbean, check out Reef.org’s directory.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Only 18 months ago, Ronny Chieng was also in Florida to highlight the challenges posed by lionfish, which prey on 80% of fish on the reef, destroying the food chain.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 June 2025
Off the coast of Kefalonia, there’s an underwater cave where a school of fearsome lionfish holds court.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 June 2025
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“Lionfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lionfish. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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