Lionfish by Bridget Ward https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb invasive species en-us 2016-10-21 16:42:34 UTC 2023-06-30 00:33:22 UTC hello@padlet.com http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/invasion-of-the-lionfish-131647135/?no-ist wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401542 2016-10-21 16:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401542 Lionfish are native to the indo-pacific wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401611 2016-10-21 16:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401611 stings that are extremely painful, can cause nausea and breathing problems wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401713 2016-10-21 16:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401713 idaliz90 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401734 2016-10-21 16:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401734 "Lionfish are native to the Indo-Pacific, but are now established along the southeast coast of the U.S., the Caribbean, and in parts of the Gulf of Mexico" wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401889 2016-10-21 16:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401889 The South Pacific and Indian Oceans are when lionfish  are native. It covers a massive area from west Australia to Malaysia. East to French Polynesia and the UN's Pitcarin Islands. karabennett37 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401997 2016-10-21 16:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132401997 Lionfish have venomous spines that can be very painful.  idaliz90 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402006 2016-10-21 16:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402006 It is speculated that the root of the problem was only 6 lionfish accidently released from an aquarium during hurricane Andrew in 1992. Genetic research supports this finger pointing but it is likely that many more have been intentionally released by "retired" aquarium enthusiasts. With no natural enemies and an extremely high reproductive rate of 2 million eggs a year from one female, wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402017 2016-10-21 16:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402017 akia_thom98 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402361 Lionfish are native to the Indo-Pacific, but are now established along the southeast coast of the U.S., the Caribbean, and in parts of the Gulf of Mexico.

]]> 2016-10-21 16:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402361 a single female spawns more than 2 million eggs per year. wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402384 2016-10-21 16:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402384 wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402475
Experts have speculate that people have been dumping unwanted lionfish from Aquariums

]]> 2016-10-21 16:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402475 Common Name: Red LionfishScientific Name: Pterois volitansType: FishDiet: CarnivoresGroup Name: SchoolAverage Lifespan in The Wild: up to 15 yearsSize: 11.8 to 15 in (30 to 38 cm)Weight: Up to 2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)  ~SAM:) wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402668 2016-10-21 16:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132402668 with prey up to half the lionfish’s body size, and many of the lionfish prey are commercially, recreationally, or ecologically important. The “naive” behaviour of Caribbean reef species compared with the one of the lionfish preys in its original range leads to high levels of predation idaliz90 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132403467 2016-10-21 16:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132403467 Nonnative to the coast of the united states in places such as Florida and North Carolina karabennett37 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132403787 2016-10-21 16:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132403787 karabennett37 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132404239 2016-10-21 16:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132404239 akia_thom98 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132404413 . Lionfish are popular with aquarists, so it is plausible that repeated escapes into the wild via aquarium releases are the cause for the invasion

]]> 2016-10-21 16:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132404413 Lionfish are thought to be nocturnal hunters. karabennett37 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132404486 2016-10-21 16:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132404486 Lionfish are now found in much of the Caribbean, the US eastern seaboard and down into South America. The fish do not migrate, but their eggs can survive for several days as they float in marine currents. ria_bosshart https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132405016 2016-10-21 16:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132405016  lionfish eat herbivores ,herbivores eat algae from coral reefs. Without herbivores, algal growth goes unchecked, which can harm the health of coral reefs karabennett37 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132405684 2016-10-21 16:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132405684 akia_thom98 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132406166  Lionfish have been observed consuming 20 small fish in a 30-minute period and prey up to 2/3rd of their own length. Impressively, their stomachs can expand up to 30 times their normal size after a meal. 

]]> 2016-10-21 17:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132406166 ria_bosshart https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132406183 2016-10-21 17:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132406183 ambardelgado08 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132406282 Lionfish don't have predators]]> 2016-10-21 17:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132406282 lionfish eat EVERYTHING akia_thom98 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132407114 2016-10-21 17:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132407114 The native species  invasive lionfish are feeding upon do not recognize lionfish as a predator and flee glennspear228 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132407655 2016-10-21 17:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132407655 ambardelgado08 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132407723 2016-10-21 17:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132407723 akia_thom98 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132408057 http://redlionfishinformation.weebly.com/food-chain.html

]]> 2016-10-21 17:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132408057 In 2004,  NOAAscientists collected 155 lionfish at 19 different locations.  ria_bosshart https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132409166 2016-10-21 17:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132409166  they can inflict an extremely painful sting to humans, not usually deadly, but it can make you quite sick karabennett37 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132409256 2016-10-21 17:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132409256 akia_thom98 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132409383  Researchers have discovered that a single lionfish residing on a coral reef can reduce recruitment of native reef fishes by 79 percent. Because lionfish feed on prey normally consumed by snappers, groupers, and other commercially important native species, their presence could negatively affect the well-being of valuable commercial and recreational fisheries
http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/stories/2014/12/12_01_14impacts_of_invasive_lionfish.html]]> 2016-10-21 17:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132409383 ambardelgado08 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132409475 we eat them. souffle]]> 2016-10-21 17:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132409475 wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132410051 2016-10-21 17:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132410051 steph_j_roy https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132410765 Lionfish have natural predators in the Indo-Pacific that include: sharks, cornetfish,  grouper, large eels, frogfish and other types of scorpion fish. 

Scientist are working to get natural predators of the lionfish invaded regions to start to eat these invasive fish. There are starting to be documented case of groupers, sharks, and barracudas eating lionfish in the wild.

]]> 2016-10-21 17:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132410765 lion fish are cool calebcruzado https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132411848 2016-10-21 17:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/9l0ifug7dwzb/wish/132411848