They are a species native to the Pacific.... but an invasive predator in the Caribbean.
This particular one, was hanging at this weird angle on the side of the coral in a recess in the reef.
The dive guides at resorts will very often kill them, each time they see one.
I had read some time ago that there were attempts underway to create some predators amongst the other sea life, who would help to control the population.
This trip we noticed that Lionfish burgers (quite tasty actually) were on the menu at many restaurants and food trucks around the island. So, I guess humans have now been successfully added to the list of predators.
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