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Lionfish invasion an ‘unprecedented threat’

Source
SciDev.net

Publication Date
2016-10-11

The population of Cuji fish (Haemulon aurolineatum), native to the southeastern coast of the United States, has dropped almost by a half (45 per cent) since 1990 — a time that coincides with the start of an invasion by lionfish (Pterois antennata), which originate from the Indian Ocean and western Pacific.

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http://www.scidev.net/global/biodiversity/multimedia/lionfish-invasion-threat-cuji-fish.html