Update on geographic spread of invasive lionfishes (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus, 1758] and P. miles [Bennett, 1828]) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico
Aquatic Invasions
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Abstract
The Indo-Pacific lionfishes (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus, 1758] and P. miles [Bennett, 1828]: Family Scorpaenidae) are the first nonnative marine fishes to establish in the Western North Atlantic/Caribbean region. The chronology of the invasion was reported last year (Schofield 2009) using records from the US Geological Survey's Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database. This article provides an update of lionfish geographic spread (as of October 2010) and predictions of future range.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Update on geographic spread of invasive lionfishes (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus, 1758] and P. miles [Bennett, 1828]) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico |
| Series title | Aquatic Invasions |
| Volume | 5 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre |
| Publisher location | Helsinki, Finland |
| Contributing office(s) | Southeast Ecological Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Aquatic Invasions |
| First page | S117 |
| Last page | S122 |