Predatory fish invaders: Insights from Indo-Pacific lionfish in the western Atlantic and Caribbean

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A lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion has begun in the Mediterranean Sea (2016, background): “Their dramatic invasive success results from a combination of factors such as early maturation and reproduction, anti-predatory venomous defences and ecological versatility of the lionfish coupled with naïve prey and the overfishing of native predators (Côté et al. 2013a).”