An integrated assessment of the introduction of lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) to the western Atlantic Ocean

By Jonathan A. Hare, Paula E. Whitfield. 2003

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• Worst case scenario: potential long-term effects of invasive predatory lionfish (Pterois volitans) on Atlantic and Caribbean coral-reef communities (2011, background): “The most likely vectors for the introduction were releases or escapes from marine aquaria (Hare and Whitfield 2003; Semmens et al. 2004; Ruiz-Carus et al. 2006).”
• 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, unknown): “reef fishes a concern (Whitfield et al. 2002; Hare and Whitfield 2003).”
• Progression of invasive lionfish in seagrass, mangrove and reef habitats. (2012, methodology): “…of L∞ (asymptotic length, 42.52 cm) and k (growth constant, 0.47) were used, and L0 was set at 1.2 cm to represent the estimated size of Pterois volitans at settlement (Fishelson 1975, Hare & Whitfield 2003; and consistent with recently settled individuals analysed in Ahrenholz & Morris 2010).”
• Distributions of Indo-Pacific lionfishes Pterois spp. in their native ranges : implications for the Atlantic invasion (2012, background): “Thus the larval duration of this species is sufficient to ensure a wide and rapid establishment in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.”
• Abundance estimates of the Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans/miles complex in the Western North Atlantic (2006, background): “…distribution may be continuous from Miami, Florida north to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (26 N–35 N), in water depths of 30–100 m, including Bermuda (personal communication, Judi Clee, Sarah Manuel), (Whitfield et al. 2002; Hare and Whitfield 2003; Semmens et al. 2004; Ruiz-Carus et al. 2006).”
• The Presence of the invasive Lionfish Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea (2013, background): “They are thought to have been introduced to the western Atlantic in the mid 1990’s by aquarists (Hare & Whitfield, 2003).”
• Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States (2004, background): “The application of the southern native range limits to the western Atlantic Ocean indicates that lionfish could potentially be distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, throughout the Caribbean Sea and southward along the coast of Brazil (Briggs 1974).”
• Phase shift to algal dominated communities at mesophotic depths associated with lionfish (Pterois volitans) invasion on a Bahamian coral reef (2011, background): “On Bock Wall many of the fish that were present are juvenile fish and from a size perspective makes them easier prey for gape-limited lionfish (e.g., Hare and Whitfield 2003; Morris and Akins 2009), than adult conspecifics on nearby shallow reefs.”
• Feeding ecology of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) in the Bahamian archipelago (2009, background): “Early efforts to assess the density of lionfish off North Carolina by diver surveys and remotely operated vehicles suggested that lionfish populations were rapidly increasing, with trophic interactions with native reef fishes a concern (Whitfield et al. 2002; Hare and Whitfield 2003).”