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Lionfish on the Loose

2 minutes 48 seconds

Now Playing As: Captioned (English) (change)

Lurking in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean is an unwelcome predator. The lionfish is an invader, and it is far from its home on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific basin. The mystery of how they got here has slowly unraveled. A showy species for personal aquariums, they were likely dumped off the Florida coast when no longer wanted. Several small releases of lionfish have led to a population explosion that has increased 1,000 percent in less than 5 years.

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Runtime: 2 minutes 48 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Fish, Marine Life, Oceanography
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2015
Producer/Distributor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Two cartoon characters looking up with open mouths. Caption: (Moki) It's not only a big fish; it's also sleepy too.

A warthog with long tusks curving towards its body and leathery skin covered in mud. Caption: we can see that each has a beauty all its own.

A woman with a painting pallet and a paintbrush. On her painting there are two clown fish. Spanish captions.

Close up of an anglerfish on the ocean floor with a flat belly, an ovoid, spiny body, and a rod protruding from its head. Caption: distinguished by the rod protruding from its head

Mass of twisting, turning arms with tiny sharp hooks. Caption: Basket stars are able to grow their limbs back

Large, light colored bathysaurus swimming along the bottom of the ocean. Caption Indonesian waters. Caption: (male narrator) This creature was found 6900 feet deep in the ocean.

A close up of a fish against a dark backdrop. Closely set fins and spots on face. Caption: Its skeleton is made of cartilage.

A hammerhead shark, seen from below. Caption: (narrator) Bull sharks, tiger sharks, and hammerheads.

Two people standing next to a long, rectangular indoor pool full of small fish. In the background there are many other pools. Caption: They'll be about two years old when we release them

Close up of several small orange fish swimming in the water. Caption: The most well known group of fresh water tropical fish