Caribbean Curiosities: Monster from the Shallows
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They may not look scary—especially the inch-long juveniles in the aquarium at Amuseum Naturalis—but tilapia have a host of characteristics that make them fearsome invaders on an island like St. Martin. Tilapia are a group of fish from the warm parts of Africa and the Middle East. They are diverse, with about 100 species, and …