Update on geographic spread of invasive lionfishes (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus, 1758] and P. miles [Bennett, 1828]) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico
2010; Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC); Volume: 5; Issue: Supplement 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3391/ai.2010.5.s1.024
ISSN1798-6540
Autores Tópico(s)Identification and Quantification in Food
ResumoThe Indo-Pacific lionfishes (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus, 1758] and P. miles [Bennett, 1828]: Family Scorpaenidae) are the first nonnative marine fishes to establish in the Western North Atlantic/Caribbean region. The chronology of the invasion was reported last year (Schofield 2009) using records from the US Geological Survey’s Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database. This article provides an update of lionfish geographic spread (as of October 2010) and predictions of future range.
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