Just returned from the Turks & Caicos where the reefs were literally
"infested" with these invasive Lion Fish.  The local divers say
nothing will eat them and they reproduce at a very young age.  The
reef sharks won't eat them even with their spines cut off. Don't think
the turtles eat them either.  So, we saw them reach extraordinary
sizes. I can only imagine the damage these guys are doing to this
ecosystem of the Bahamian platform.  They're edible to us at least,
time for some Lion Fish ceviche!

~Andre Poremski


Quoting "Martin H. Eastburn" <[log in to unmask]>:

> If this is a real Lion Fish it is extremely poison in the spines.
> Some call them Turkey fish but Lion is the common name.
>
> Martin
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>> Thanks for all responses regarding Cymatium.
>> It answers my question as to why I did not find it in Abbott, Lee,
>> Lyons, or Redfern. What on earth could it be doing in Lake Worth
>> Lagoon? Some very weird stuff going on in the Lagoon lately. Sea
>> monsters featured on Discovery channel no less, Perna viridis and now
>> an Indo-Pacific cymatium. We now have Lionfish, which in a recent
>> SCUBA magazine says they are really good to eat and who knows what
>> other invaders.
>> Thanks again and stay tuned.
>>           Carole
>>
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