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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At Longitude, the resort’s main restaurant, guests can enjoy a sprawling breakfast buffet—ask the pancake chef to create a pancake in the shape of a favorite marine creature, even the notoriously tricky lionfish.
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Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Divers in the Jacksonville area exert very little pressure on the lionfish population.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2024
In the Northwest Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, invasive lionfish, native to Asia and Australia, have spread, preying on native fish essential to coral reefs.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2025
Atop the coral was a cloud of small baitfish surrounding a very pretty lionfish.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Kaila Yu, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Divers in the Jacksonville area exert very little pressure on the lionfish population.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2024
In the Northwest Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, invasive lionfish, native to Asia and Australia, have spread, preying on native fish essential to coral reefs.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2025
Atop the coral was a cloud of small baitfish surrounding a very pretty lionfish.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Lionfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lionfish. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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