Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States

By M. Kimball, John M. Miller, Paula E. Whitfield, Jonathan A. Hare. 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology

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In Ecology

1. C. Layman
2. Isabelle M. Côté
3. J. Morris
4. S. Green
5. M. Hixon
6. Z. Jud
7. P. Schofield
8. J. Claydon

In Global and Planetary Change

1. C. Layman
2. J. Morris
3. Isabelle M. Côté
4. S. Green
5. M. Hixon
6. Z. Jud
7. P. Schofield
8. J. Claydon

In Paleontology

1. C. Layman
2. J. Morris
3. M. Hixon
4. S. Green
5. Isabelle M. Côté
6. Z. Jud
7. P. Schofield
8. Paula E. Whitfield

Citations in the corpus

• Predatory fish invaders: Insights from Indo-Pacific lionfish in the western Atlantic and Caribbean (2013, background): “Physiological experiments show that, in the laboratory, the critical thermal minimum (CTmin) for lionfish is 10 C (Kimball et al., 2004).”
• Abundance estimates of the Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans/miles complex in the Western North Atlantic (2006, methodology): “temperature is an important factor in controlling the distribution of lionfish within its introduced range, but minimum water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean are above documented thermal limits (Kimball et al. 2004).”
• The Presence of the invasive Lionfish Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea (2013, background): “Lionfishes can potentially spread and survive in a large part of the Mediterranean Sea because they have shown extensive dispersal capabilities and can survive to a minimum temperature of 10°C (Kimball et al., 2004).”
• Effect of the Rate of Temperature Increase of the Dynamic Method on the Heat Tolerance of Fishes (2006, background): “…our current need to assess the biological effects of different thermal phenomena such as climate change, El Niño, La Niña, overwinters, etc. (Glynn and D’Croz, 1990; Bennett et al., 1997; Addo et al., 2000; Beitinger et al., 2000; Mora and Ospina, 2001, 2002; Kimball et al., 2004; Kimura, 2004).”
• A stage-based matrix population model of invasive lionfish with implications for control (2010, methodology): “We used the value of 10 C as the cutoff, because it represents the chronic lethal minimum for lionfish (Kimball et al. 2004). Larval duration (DL) was determined through analysis of settlement marks and daily increments in the otoliths of juvenile lionfish collected in the Bahamas (Ahrenholz and Mor”
• Recent invasion of a Florida (USA) estuarine system by lionfish Pterois volitans / P. miles. (2011, background): “Despite record cold water temperatures during the winter of 2010 (Loxahatchee River District unpubl. data), water temperatures in the section of river inhabited by lionfish remained above the species’ lethal mini mum temperature of 10°C (Kimball et al. 2004).”
• Geographic extent and chronology of the invasion of non-native lionfish (Pterois volitans (Linnaeus 1758) and P. miles (Bennett 1828)) in the Western North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea (2009, background): “Greater Antilles: Lionfish are established off all islands in the Greater Antilles (Cuba [2007], Jamaica [2008], Hispañola [Haiti and the Dominican Republic; 2008] and Puerto Rico [2009]).”
• Mitochondrial cytochrome b analysis reveals two invasive lionfish species with strong founder effects in the western Atlantic (2007, background): “Laboratory results indicate that lionfish stop feeding when the temperature drops to 16° C (60° F) (Kimball et al., 2004).”
• Distributions of Indo-Pacific lionfishes Pterois spp. in their native ranges : implications for the Atlantic invasion (2012, background): “) It is expected that lionfish will soon be found in all coastal waters with temperatures above their lethal limit of 10°C in the western Atlantic, extending as far south as the Brazil–Uruguay border (Kimball et al. 2004).”
• Climate‐related, decadal‐scale assemblage changes of seagrass‐associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico (2010, background): “For instance, Kimball et al. (2004) concluded that the northern range limit of invading Pterois volitans/miles (lionfish) would be Cape Hatteras, NC, due to the temperature at which mass mortality occurs (o10.”
• Invasive species, climate change and ecosystem-based adaptation : addressing multiple drivers of global change (2010, background): “Initially, lionfish were not thought to survive winter temperatures in the northern Atlantic Ocean, but warming ocean temperatures have enabled the lionfish to establish and impact local ecosystems (Kimball et al. 2004, Meister et al. 2004, Whitfield et al. 2007, Albins and Hixon 2008).”
• Mitochondrial control region sequence analyses indicate dispersal from the US East Coast as the source of the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans in the Bahamas (2009, background): “bution of lionWsh along the east coast since lionWsh perish in water below 10°C (Kimball et al. 2004).”
• Progression of invasive lionfish in seagrass, mangrove and reef habitats. (2012, background): “…USA, through the tropical western Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, and are predicted to continue expanding their range south (Schofield 2009, 2010), possibly as far as Uruguay (Morris & Whitfield 2009), which corresponds to the species’ lower thermal limit (Kimball et al. 2004).”