How did the fish biologists determine the diet of lionfish in the regions where the lionfish have invaded?
a. Divers spent thousands of hours watching lionfish around the coral reefs and simply recorded the types of food that the lionfish ate.
b. The fish biologists used many different types of bait to fish for lionfish around coral reefs. The baits that worked best are most likely a part of the lionfish diet.
c. Biologists examined the contents of the stomachs of lionfish caught in the wild.
d. Biologists kept lionfish in laboratories and experimented with what types of food these captive lionfish would eat.
Answer: c. Biologists examined the contents of the stomachs of lionfish caught in the wild.
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