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Title: Lionfish Egg Sacs. Cayman Islands.
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Egg sacs of a female lionfish (Pterois volitans). Females can produce two large sacs filled with 1000s of eggs every 3-4 days. A large, well-fed, female lionfish can produce 2 million eggs per year. 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. Such high fecundity enables their population to expand rapidly. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea
- British West Indies
- Caribbean Sea
- Cayman Islands
- Grand Cayman
- macro
- tropical
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