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