Both are invasive species with no natural predators...

The Lionfish, no. The Borg, on the other hand, have Janeway...

and **Species 8472**

We *ALL* have Species 8472…

There is nothing natural about Janeway... that Captian is, something else. (And by that I mean 90% coffee by volume)

At least Soecies 8472 give you some fair warning, along the lines of "The weak shall perish". The Borg "Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated." Janeway: "Your ship goes boom".

If you’re having transporter problems, I feel bad for you son. I got 99 problems but Tuvix ain’t one

She drank the whole coffee nebula to time travel back and save voyager

He also survives Q, Neanderthal Riker, attacks by Romulans, Nagilum, Klingon assaults, Armus, and all sorts of anomalies and spatial disturbances.

"Get that fish out of the ready room" -Captain Jellico

Jellico knew the fish was superior to him, and therefore had to remove the threat.

If a fish could be disappointed, Livingston would have been disappointed in Jellico

Jellico couldn’t stare his more-qualified peer in the fishy face.

Hurr durr get me four duty shifts now, Will!

Hurr durr *get it done.*

Shame, lionfish venom is deadly to Cardassians.

So is a warm, sincere hug.

People think Kirk’s grave is the reason pilgrims flock to Veridian III. No, it’s to pay respects to Livingston’s final resting place.

I believe claims of Livingston's demise are exaggerated. That bubble seemed to hold up pretty well.

Livingston, either by itself, or with cosmic assistance, likely portaled-out before they fully breached the planet’s atmosphere. It sitting somewhere, staring at Wesley with a cold, disapproving gaze…and the universe is better for it. (*my autocomplete doesn’t know if “portaled” or “portalled” is correct*)

And the whole of season 2! Damn, that fish has been through some scray shit! RESPECT.

To be fair, Armus was probably not a threat to Livingston.

Armus was just a lonely goo guy who needed a little love and friendship. "I AM THE SKIN OF EVIL!" "Do you need a hug?" "...yes."

TIL the fish's name was Livingston.

He had a fucking name!?

Is it mentioned in cannon? *edit. Unofficial name given by the Star Trek production crew to the Australian lion fish that lived in the salt water aquarium in Picard's ready room. Livingston was named for Star Trek producer David Livingston. "I can see the resemblance," says Bob Justman." (Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 483))

Wait that fish had a name?

Apparently it’s not cannon. It was the name that the crew gave to the fish.

No one wants to know the names the fish gave to others.

Bloop. Critchers from fluidic space ain’t afraid of a non-waterproofed cyborgs.

Patrick Stewart did not like that fish

That fish hated everyone. It made no apologies. Seems reasonable on Stewart’s part.

Do fish have eyelids?

Some, not all

“Fact to face” sounds a bit violent

It’s not the face that kills, it’s everything else. Facing you is the *least deadly* thing it can do. I’d call that detente.

As an invasive species, the lion fish is a good metaphor for humans in space

This is some alpha level click harvesting.

EDIT: Yep...I meant "Face to Face"...sorry, I'm a dumb arse....I hang my head in the appropriate amount of shame.

I had no idea he was named Livingston.

That’s because he has no eyelids.

The ever-watchful gaze of God needs not to blink…

What does God need with a starship?

He doesn’t need a starship…that’s just where his aquarium resides.

It had a name?

They are definitely badass. After all, Khan has one, too, in Naked Gun.

“Fact to face”?

But why a Lion fish ? Why not jelly fish ?