According to the experts the lion or scorpion fish, together with the blue crab, represents a big problem for the Mediterranean, because it is a fearsome predator for local fish, as it invades their ecosystem with devastating effects.
This fish defined by many a “sea monster"Is a danger also for humans, due to its poisonous dorsal spines.
Normally this saltwater fish lives in the Red Sea and the Pacific Ocean, in Australia, Japan and Polynesia.
It is therefore not a subject belonging to our sea, yet it happens more and more often that we encounter it, as, like many other marine species, it has moved to the fresh waters of the Mediterranean where it has now found a more congenial habitat.
ASome specimens have been spotted along the coasts of Sicily, Calabria and Puglia.
According to zoologists, this fish is a dangerous predator to be feared, also with regards to the fish market which will lead to a increase in the price of fish as it has a remarkable ability to colonize new habitats and to significantly impact our ecosystems.
Moving on from Suez passage the invasion of this species has been going on for at least 10 years, when the first sightings were recorded in the eastern Mediterranean. After that, it Pterois volitans it has moved, arriving to occupy colder areas, contrary to those of its habitat.
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