Predation on the invasive red lionfish, Pterois volitans (Pisces: Scorpaenidae), by native groupers in the Bahamas

By A. Maljković, T. E. Leeuwen, S. Cove. Coral reefs, 2008

127 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology

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In Global and Planetary Change

1. C. Layman
2. Isabelle M. Côté
3. M. Albins
4. M. Hixon
5. Z. Jud
6. P. Schofield
7. D. Arrington
8. J. Hall‐Spencer

In Paleontology

1. C. Layman
2. Isabelle M. Côté
3. M. Hixon
4. M. Albins
5. Z. Jud
6. P. Schofield
7. J. A. Lee
8. D. Arrington

Citations in the corpus

• Recent invasion of a Florida (USA) estuarine system by lionfish Pterois volitans / P. miles. (2011, background): “Although no significant predation of lionfish has been documented in the Atlantic, the large predators (e.g. serranids) that may occasionally consume lionfish (Maljkovi et al. 2008) are typically rare in estuarine systems compared to coral reefs (Dorenbosch et al. 2009).”
• Predation rates of Indo-Pacific lionfish on Bahamian coral reefs (2010, background): “Since lionfish have few natural predators (Bernadsky & Goulet 1991, Maljković et al. 2008), the control of lionfish populations will depend on intense and targeted removal efforts (Morris et al. 2009).”
• Mangrove use by the invasive lionfish Pterois volitans (2010, background): “The lionfish invasion could have serious effects on native ecology due to a lack of known predators as an adult (Maljkovic et al. 2008), higher prey consumption rates in the Atlantic than in their native range (Fishelson 1997), an ability to consume a wide range of trophic levels and reduce reef…”
• Worst case scenario: potential long-term effects of invasive predatory lionfish (Pterois volitans) on Atlantic and Caribbean coral-reef communities (2011, background): “Nonetheless, there is a published report of fishermen in the Bahamas capturing one tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) and two Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus), each with a lionfish in its stomach (Maljković et al. 2008).”
• Invasive lionfish : a guide to control and management (2012, unknown): “2796 Overseas Highway, Suite 119 Marathon, Florida 33050 USA http://www.gcfi.org or”
• A lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion has begun in the Mediterranean Sea (2016, background): “Native groupers in the western Atlantic have learned to eat this non-indigenous species (Maljković et al. 2008) and in at least three cases reported herein groupers have been seen close to lionfish.”
• 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): “Also in the Bahamas, lionfish were found in the stomachs of groupers (Maljković et al. 2008).”