Beautiful & highly venomous! The stunning lionfish (Pterois volitansis) is known for its enchanting, feather-like fins – but these fins are extremely venomous. All thirteen dorsal fin spines, one pelvic fin spine, and three anal fin spines are venomous. So be sure to keep your distance when diving and treat them with respect. Read more about them here: https://bit.ly/3sxhzPj 📹: Santiago Meli Lernoud @santireef IG | Australian Geographic

Protecting our local reefs by hunting the invasive Lionfish species ♻️ In the Caribbean, Lionfish are an invasive species that are disrupting the natural ecosystem. They have no known predators and eat twice their body weight every day, mainly consuming juvenile fish. The only solution at this point is to hunt them. We started our Lionfish Tacos & Live Music Events as a way to raise awareness about this issue and have fun while doing so 🍻💃🏼🕺🏼 This is a behind-the-scenes look at the prep wor

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