Lionfish Genes Studied for Clues to Invasive Prowess (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Lionfish Genes Studied for Clues to Invasive Prowess

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The red lionfish (P. volitans) is a voracious predator in the Atlantic Ocean but furtive in its native Pacific. A new study shows evidence of rapid evolution when it arrived in the Atlantic.

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