1. Nomad jellyfish (<em>Rhopilema nomadica</em>): This jellyfish is native to the Indian Ocean. It forms huge swarms along the Levant coast, eating a hole in the food web by preying on zooplankton.
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1. Nomad jellyfish (Rhopilema nomadica): This jellyfish is native to the Indian Ocean. It forms huge swarms along the Levant coast, eating a hole in the food web by preying on zooplankton.
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2. Marbled rabbitfish (<em>Siganus rivulatus</em>): The rabbitfish eats only algae, but reproduces so quickly that enormous schools strip the algae from an entire area and create barren regions. Native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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2. Marbled rabbitfish (Siganus rivulatus): The rabbitfish eats only algae, but reproduces so quickly that enormous schools strip the algae from an entire area and create barren regions. Native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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3. Twospot Cardinalfish (<em>Cheilodipterus novemstriatus</em>): First spotted near Tel Aviv in June 2010, the twospot cardinalfish has since spread rapidly, to northern Israel and Lebanon. Native to the Indian and western Pacific Ocean.
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3. Twospot Cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus novemstriatus): First spotted near Tel Aviv in June 2010, the twospot cardinalfish has since spread rapidly, to northern Israel and Lebanon. Native to the Indian and western Pacific Ocean.
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4. Silver-cheeked toadfish (<em>Lagocephalus sceleratus</em>): This extremely poisonous pufferfish can cause muscle paralysis. Native to the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, it has spread to the Black Sea and Spain.
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4. Silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus): This extremely poisonous pufferfish can cause muscle paralysis. Native to the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, it has spread to the Black Sea and Spain.
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5. Striped Eel Catfish (<em>Plotosus lineatus</em>): This invasive species has venomous spines in its fins. Native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, it was first found in Israeli waters in 2002.
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5. Striped Eel Catfish (Plotosus lineatus): This invasive species has venomous spines in its fins. Native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, it was first found in Israeli waters in 2002.
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6. Devil Firefish (<em>Pterois miles</em>): This invasive fish has venomous spines and few predators. First spotted in the Mediterranean in 1992, it can now be found in the waters off Lebanon, Cyprus, and Turkey.
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6. Devil Firefish (Pterois miles): This invasive fish has venomous spines and few predators. First spotted in the Mediterranean in 1992, it can now be found in the waters off Lebanon, Cyprus, and Turkey.
Courtesy: Oren Klein