Red Lionfish

(Pterois volitans)

(Invasive)

THE PERFECT INVADER

Diet

  • Eat 10x their body weight in small fish and invertebrates every day

  • Easily wipe out populations of other reef fish, such as native snapper and grouper, by swallowing them all whole


Agility

  • They live in coral and rocky reefs, usually hiding in crevices and caves

  • Slow and stealthy


Defense Mechanisms

  • Venomous spines on their dorsal fins

  • Very aggressive


Superpower

  • Invasive species from Indo-Pacific

  • Able to take over an ecosystem causing them to be really hard to remove