Venomous lionfish prowls fragile Caribbean waters

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In this image released by Oregon State University a lionfish swims off Lee Stocking Island Bahamas in July 2007. The lionfish a vibrantly colored spiny and venomous predator from the western Pacific is rapidly spreading in the Caribbeans warm waters ...
In this image released by Oregon State University, a lionfish swims off Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas in July, 2007. The lionfish, a vibrantly colored spiny and venomous predator from the western Pacific, is rapidly spreading in the Caribbean's warm waters, according to marine biologists who are studying the phenomenon. (AP Photo/Mark Albins/Oregon State University)
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(AP) -- A maroon-striped marauder with venomous spikes is rapidly multiplying in the Caribbean's warm waters, swallowing native species, stinging divers and generally wreaking havoc on an ecologically delicate region.


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