The red lionfish is native to the Indo Pacific ocean shown on the map below, and green red lionfish started appearing in the US golf coast in 1985 shut on the map in red witch choice below accurately states and advantage the red lion fish population has on the US golf course
The choice below accurately states an advantage the red lionfish population has on the US Gulf Coast:
The red lionfish population has a competitive advantage over native species in the US Gulf Coast, as it is a more efficient predator and has no natural predators in this new environment.