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Title: Lionfish Hunters. Cayman Islands
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Divers pose with the log of culled invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans), from three dive sites. Lionfish are native to the Indo-Pacific, but introduced to the Caribbean Sea from aquariums, they are now widespread, abundant and a problematic invasive predator, significantly reducing native reef fish populations. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
- British West Indies
- Caribbean Sea
- Cayman Islands
- Grand Cayman
- lionfish: Pterois volitans
- tropical
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