Consuming invasive species "can turn this challenge into an opportunity... and help limit the environmental threat," says the ...

Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking creature into an ice-filled rubber bin along with other fis ...

The East Mediterranean has also seen another invasive Red Sea fish in the last decade: the silver-cheeked toadfish. Known as ...

A strange and dangerous pufferfish species was recently spotted in Croatia's Bay of Medulin, as reported by Pensoft. This unexpected visitor is the silver-cheeked toadfish, and its arrival marks the ...

In a losing fight against a decade-long invasive species problem, Cyprus is going to try a new approach. The country's Department of Fisheries and Marine Research announced in early August that it was ...

A landmark scientific study involving marine biologists from Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Libya, Italy, Tunisia, the UK, the US and even Malta, documenting instances where native Mediterranean species have ...

I hope you are well. I recently read your article about the silver-cheeked toadfish. Technically, these fish are primarily classified as poisonous because their primary danger to humans comes from ...

A Cyprus fisherman adapts to changing seas by battling invasive lionfish, protecting marine life while turning the threat ...

Researchers have documented the northernmost record of the highly invasive silver-cheeked toadfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus, in the Mediterranean, raising concerns about its impact on marine ...

16:37, Wed, Mar 26, 2025 Updated: 16:40, Wed, Mar 26, 2025 Scientists have sounded the alarm over sightings of a poisonous pufferfish in Croatia that could pose a "direct threat to tourism". The ...