Lionfish by the numbers

Office of National Marine Sanctuaries National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

February 2016

INVASIVE

LIONFISH BY THE

NUMBERS

LIFESPAN

venomous

spines

2

1

Invaded Area

3

U.S. national marine sanctuaries invaded 1 2 3 4

Monitor Gray’s Reef Projected for Florida Keys Invasion Flower Gardens Banks

IMPACTS

INVASIVE SPECIES THREATEN CORAL REEFS

164 restaurants

SERVING LIONFISH

AFTER INVASION

lbs

28,770 lionfish during REEF sanctioned lionfish derbies

PREY FISH SPECIES

5 MILLION

1,000 lionfish can consume

BEFORE INVASION

commercial lionfish caught in U.S.

1985

18

4

year first found off Miami FL

PREY FISH IN 1 YEAR

KNOWN PREDATORS

YEAR

to maturity

CONTROL

51420 lbs

1 YEAR

DENSITY in Atlantic

vs. native Pacific range

REACH DEPTHS

EGGS EVERY 3 DAYS

DISTRIBUTION of 1,000 feet

BIOLOGY

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