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lionfish

[ lahy-uhn-fish ]

noun

, plural li·on·fish·es, (especially collectively) li·on·fish.
  1. a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, especially P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
  2. an Atlantic scorpionfish, Scorpaena grandicornis.


lionfish

/ ˈlaɪənˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. any of various scorpion fishes of the tropical Pacific genus Pterois, having a striped body and elongated spiny fins
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lionfish1

First recorded in 1905–10; lion + fish
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“Over time, all those pauses add up and allow this lionfish to get closer and closer and closer,” Peterson says.

On average, the chromis swam about twice as fast as the lionfish.

In 2016, grocery giants Whole Foods, Wegmans, and Publix began offering lionfish, promoting it along with recipes for coconut curry.

Given those factors, it’s easy to see why the lionfish, a Pacific looker with a mohawk of poisonous spikes, has been invasivorism’s most brilliant success.

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