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Density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba

2016; Inter-Research; Volume: 24; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/ab00651

2195-2744

DC Rojas, Pedro Chevalier- Monteagudo, Juan J. Schmitter‐Soto, RI Corrada Wong, Héctor Salvat Torres, Erlán Cabrera Sansón, Alain García‐Rodríguez, Alfonso Osorio, Leonardo Espinosa Pantoja, Delmis Cabrera Guerra, LM Pantoja Echevaria, Hansel Caballero‐Aragón, Susana Perera‐Valderrama,

Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

AB Aquatic Biology Contact the journal Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections AB 24:219-226 (2016) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00651 Density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba Dorka Cobián Rojas1, Pedro Chevalier Monteagudo2, Juan J. Schmitter-Soto3,*, Raúl Igor Corrada Wong2, Héctor Salvat Torres4, Erlán Cabrera Sansón4, Alain García Rodríguez5, Alexis Fernández Osorio2, Leonardo Espinosa Pantoja6, Delmis Cabrera Guerra2, Laura María Pantoja Echevaria2, Hansel Caballero Aragón2, Susana Perera Valderrama7 1Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes, Centro de Investigaciones y Servicios Ambientales, Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente, La Bajada, 22100 Pinar del Río, Cuba 2Acuario Nacional de Cuba, Calle 1ª #6002, 11300 Playa, Havana, Cuba 3El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Av. Centenario km 5.5, 77014 Chetumal, Mexico 4Formerly at Instituto de Oceanología, Ave. 1a #18406, CP 11600 Havana, Cu 5Instituto de Oceanología, Ave. 1ª #18406. CP 11600 Havana, Cuba 6Parque Nacional Cayos de San Felipe, 20100 La Coloma, Pinar del Río, Cuba 7Centro Nacional de Áreas Protegidas, Calle 18A #4114, 11300 Miramar, Playa, Havana, Cuba *Corresponding author: jschmitt@ecosur.mx ABSTRACT: The Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans is an invasive species that was first recorded in the Guanahacabibes National Park (GNP), a marine protected area in western Cuba, in 2009. In order to determine the invasion progression of this species, we studied lionfish abundance, size, and diet at 6 sites in the GNP between 2010 and 2014. The species' density, biomass, and length increased over this period, probably due to the abundance of food and shelter in the GNP. Analysis of stomach contents indicated that lionfish fed primarily on fish and crustaceans; main prey were teleosts, predominantly Gobiidae, Pomacentridae, Mullidae, Labridae, Scaridae, and Grammatidae. This example of a rapid increase in an unmanaged population at the onset of invasion provides information that can be used to design a management program targeting lionfish. KEY WORDS: Invasive species · Marine protected area · Reef habitat · Fish · Scorpaenidae · Pterois volitans Full text in pdf format Supplementary material PreviousCite this article as: Rojas DC, Chevalier Monteagudo P, Schmitter-Soto JJ, Corrada Wong RI and others (2016) Density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba. Aquat Biol 24:219-226. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00651 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in AB Vol. 24, No. 3. Online publication date: April 19, 2016 Print ISSN: 1864-7782; Online ISSN: 1864-7790 Copyright © 2016 Inter-Research.