The reason you may want to avoid lionfish is because their toxins can cause ciguatera, a type of poisoning from reef fish ...

In the span of a few years, lionfish spread from the coast of the US to the Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean. The invasive species is devastating ecosystems, eating everything in its path.

The state agency is encouraging Texans to eat more red lionfish after a member of the highly invasive species was caught ...