Alien Invasion: Three New Venomous Fish Species Now Swimming in Malta’s Blue Lagoon
At dawn last Tuesday, veteran Marsaxlokk fisherman Ġorġ Briffa hauled up his lampuki net and stared in disbelief. Nestled among the silver flashes of dorado was a fish straight out of a sci-fi comic—electric blue stripes, venomous spines, and the unmistakable scowl of a lionfish. Briffa’s catch is only the latest confirmation of what marine…