sheila mcvicar reports. >> it's hard to believe a fish this beautiful, this fragile looking could be a menace. but the lyon fish is just that. >> they don't fear anything. >> he has made hundreds of drives over the florida coast. he has seen firsthand how lyon fish native to the indian and pacific association have overtaken local reefs. >> why are they a problem. >> they're such a problem, one, because we don't have a natural predator in our waters. secondly, they're rate of reproduction is ridiculous. one female over 2 million egg as year. the third thing is that they're gluttous eaters. they'll decimate our native fish population. >> the lyon fish is just the latest overloper to overwhelm florida, the state that has become the ellis island of invasive species. lyon fish are doing more than surviving. they're multiplying at a furious rate gobbling up marine life around them. this is a reef with a variety of fish. here's one where the lyon fish have taken over. the fight is not just to preserve the reef fish underwater colonies. lyon fish compete directly with recreational saltwater

sheila mcvicar, al jazeera. >> the nation's top honor for humor belongs to eddie murphy. he was awarded the mark twain prize last night. many were on hand to pay tribute to the legend. murphy had everyone laughing when he accepted the honor. >> there was some confusion whether it was an award or a prize. actually it's an award. even though they call it the prize. it's an award because usually when there is a praise there is money involved. >> murphy also told an off colored joke about comedian bills coulbill cosby. many saying that eddie murphy was the reason why they went into comedy. thanks for joining us. i'm del walters in new york. the news continues live in london next. >> croatia reopens its border with serbia, as balkan countries struggle to cope with thousands of refugees it's. refugees. good to have you with us, i'm david foster, it's al jazeera live from london. death of an eritrean migrant who was shot in the case of mistaken identity. >>> eight people killed in the lebanese border with syria.