cap10
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Just don't eat their venom sack it might ruin your day for life. I hear they taste like Liver and Onions topped off with Turnip Greens.
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I am thinking about strapping a long handled Bar-B-Q fork to my leg, stab and drop 'em dead for the crabs & lobsters. Eating fish that eat reef fish that eat algae can be toxic in some cases. I'll dine from the FIBR buffet. :cool2:FWIW, we were at FIBR in early December- saw one Lion Fish out at a dive site, but saw at least 3 while snorkling in the bay in front of the main resort building- out by the point where the dive boats go out the channel towards the Prince Albert. Had fun trying to come up with some means to spear them with sharpened sticks (we're kind of rednecky)- someone at the airport on the way home mentioned the baggie trick- Doh!
As an aside- snorkling in that bay was something that doesn't get mentioned enough- we saw a lot of neat stuff out there- our only octo of the trip, squid, a ray, lots of smaller and juvenile fish, better lighting for photography, etc. By the end of the week we were even doing night snorkels out there.
That erroneous info will get people hurt. They are very easy to approach in the water, no fear of divers, and the belly is the easiest to stab, but know your prey. From NOAA National Ocean Service Education: Lionfish Discovery StoryReports on the NC diving Forum, various dive shops there, discuss eating lionfish. They say that you must cut off the spines on their back (that is the only place with any venom) but after that they can be prepared like other fish. They say the lionfish taste just like grouper!
Like nature would make them venomous on the back only?! NOT! And that is the correct specie. Seen 'em, know the difference between P.volitans and others.The lionfish (scientific name Pterois volitans) is a popular saltwater aquarium fish with distinctive maroon (or brown) and white stripes, fleshy tentacles above the eyes and below the mouth, and an imposing fan of prickly venomous spines. Although not fatal, the sting of a lionfish is extremely painful....
The lionfish's sharp, slender spines are located on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins.
Huh?Mark had one of the Lion Fish hitch a ride on his tank back in Sept. It kept him out of the "hunting business" for a bit.
Yeah, the meat is probly safe to eat, but as NOAA explains: "The lionfish's sharp, slender spines are located on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins," not just dorsal or back as mentioned above.Wrong, Don - read:
MenuPages Blog :: South Florida: Eat Lionfish, Save The Reefs
there is a venom sac attached to the dorsal spines, the meat is perfectly safe to eat.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/florida-conch-divers/287885-lionfish-recipes.html
Huh?