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Lionfish Leather? Could It Be a Solution?

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When lionfish began appearing in the Atlantic and Caribbean in the '80s, at least two had to be released to start, Dee Scarr of Bonaire reminds us. A single one cannot make babies. After a female lionfish releases her eggs - as many as 25,000 - a male fertilizes them in the open ocean.

The original Atlantic/Caribbean lionfish perhaps were dumped by an aquarist (or several) because "More than one 'pet' lionfish probably ate everything else in the tank more than once. In the sea, a boy found a girl and changed things forever," says Dee....


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