Scorpionfish, lionfish, and stonefish are all poisonous fish that live in tropical and temperate oceans, especially the Red Sea and Indian and Pacific Oceans. They have erectile spines on their ...

An aquarium staple, the lionfish is famous for its colorful vertical stripes, 18 venomous spines and feathery fins. It’s native to the South Pacific and Indian Oceans and is part of the scorpionfish ...

The Emerald Coast Open, touted as the world’s largest lionfish tournament, removed more than 20,000 lionfish this year.

Not all members of the scorpion fish family are hard to see. Some show off their bright colors and long, wavy fins as a warning to back off or suffer the consequences. These are the lion fish and ...

For now, harvesting is the best bet for controlling them. The lionfish is a seductively beautiful scorpion fish. Its appetite is so voracious it eats beef heart in aquariums. In the wild ...

The 10th annual lionfish challenge kicks off this week –- an event that aims to encourage and reward recreational and ...

The fish earns its English name, the noslit scorpionfish, because of a lack of slit behind the last gill arch, researchers said. Lionfish are species of scorpionfish that have become invasive in ...

Lionfish certainly aren’t the fastest predators on the reef, but new research suggests that they can catch swift prey through pure tenacity, gliding slowly in pursuit until the perfect moment to ...

According to the FWC website, the Lionfish Challenge is a free summer-long lionfish tournament open to recreational and commercial competitors of all ages around the state of Florida. More than ...