Environmental Dermatology
Aquatic Antagonists: Lionfish Stings
Cutis. 2001 July;68(1):19-20
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Burnett JW
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Burnett JW
Although lionfish can be found in all the oceans, the highest incidences of human stings appear to be in the tropics, especially in the Indo-Pacific area and Mediterranean Sea. The recent interest in tropical fish aquaria has expanded the geographic range of the stings of these animals.