Foraging Lionfish (IMAGE)

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Foraging Lionfish

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This group of lionfish (<i>Pterois volitans</i>) pictured here are actively foraging for small prey fish species. The NOAA diver in the background uses video to help quantify and document the fish community off North Carolina. This photo was taken 146 ft of water.

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