lion fish

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Originally Posted by xoomer

Lionfish are found in Long Island waters. They are collected by Atlantis Marine world staff every year.

Note: AMW is now Long Island Aquarium.

I'm behind the times, I found this article from 2006 where Todd Gardner discovered Lion Fish while diving off of Long Island

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/6/aafeature

I guess they are the advanced guard of new Marine species coming into this area. probably not good news for many local marine species.