There are approximately 40,000-50,000 cases of lionfish sting incidents annually, surpassed only by stings from stingrays. The number of lionfish kept as pets and the resulting proximity greatly ...

Lionfish, this week’s Chautauqua County Humane Society Pet of the Week, is always up for a game of chasing the laser dot and loves to explore new nooks and crannies. Despite his spicy personality, ...

Sometime around the late 1980s or early 1990s, a population of pet lionfish was introduced to the Atlantic, around South Florida. The invaders, ...

The lionfish was introduced to Florida through the pet trade. “If you go out to some of the reefs here (in Naples), the lionfish is just blanketing them,” spearfisherman Bill D’Antuono said.

Scenarios include hobbyists dumping pet fish into the sea after they grew too big for their aquariums and pet lionfish being accidentally released in the destruction caused by Hurricane Andrew in ...

Lionfish have been devastating Florida's aquatic ecosystem as uninterrupted predators of native species. But now Miami chefs are turning the tables, putting these invasive fish on their menus.

The lionfish, a beautiful but voracious invasive predator, now roams across the Gulf Coast after being first spotted near Galveston in 2011. Meet the Gulf's beautiful invader. Search Texas Monthly ...

Winners of the tournament receive cash prizes for the most, the biggest, and the smallest lionfish caught. Live Wildly is also sponsoring AJ's Seafood and Oyster Bar which is participating in the ...

With no trap, no predator and no other way to stop the Lionfish off the Carolina coast, it’s up to local scuba divers to apprehend this aquatic alien and help put it on your plate. (Live 5) The ...