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Not bad for February?

It’s Sunday, a nice day so what else should we do but visit our favourite beach bar?

No marks for guessing where we went! Lunch at our favourite taverna with Marinos P the “best waiter in Cyprus”!

Curium Beach, Cyprus, February 2013

A riot of colour at Curium

February 20, 2013

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Beware! Toxic Lionfish have arrived in Cyprus.

If you go down to the beach today, make sure you’re not in for a big surprise or a nasty shock.

Toxic lionfish makes its way to Cyprus waters.

Tow toxic lionfish have been found in Cyprus

Two toxic lionfish have been found in Cyprus

From today’s Cyprus Mail:

THE FISHERIES Department is warning fishermen, fish-eaters and even bathers to take note of the fact that the somewhat toxic ‘common lionfish’ or ‘devil firefish’ has found its way to the Eastern Mediterranean.

An announcement by the Fisheries Department informs the public that the eye-catching lionfish has been found in the coastal waters of Cyprus. The fish belongs to the species pterois miles, which belongs to the family of the Scorpaenidae and has probably reached the waters of Cyprus by travelling via the popular Suez Canal.

Read more of this article by Stefanos Evripidou

From the National Geographic website: “If attacked, a lionfish delivers a potent venom via its needle-like dorsal fins. Its sting is extremely painful to humans and can cause nausea and breathing difficulties, but is rarely fatal.”