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02-08-2010, 02:51 PM
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Florida Keys being invaded by Lionfish
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02-08-2010, 03:42 PM
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There's lionfish all over the Caribbean, I saw hundreds in Cuba last year.
      Apparently DNA testing of caught fish has shown that they all originated from the 6 to 8 lionfish kept in an aquarium in Florida, the aquarium was wiped out by a hurricane. Last edited by sphelps; 02-08-2010 at 03:48 PM.
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02-08-2010, 04:30 PM
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A public aquarium or a private one? How long ago was that? The reason I ask is they are pretty widespread, I guess their range extends as far north as the Carolina's ?? Or at least Georgia for sure. I'm curious if it's really all from 8 individuals how much time it took to fill in that span..
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02-08-2010, 04:41 PM
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Hurricane Andrew in 1992 smashed an aquarium and release the lions into Biscayne Bay. I'm not sure if it was public or private but I can only assume it was public if they are matching DNA. I'm sure how much truth is involved int this theory but it seems to be common story on the web these days.
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02-08-2010, 04:58 PM
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Yeah I too highly doubt it was just from those 8 fish...
I've also heard of sightings of them almost as far north as New York.
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