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Feeding ecology of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) in the Bahamian archipelago
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“The Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles complex) has become widely established along the United States Southeast coast and continues to colonize the Caribbean, yet its biology and ecology is only beginning to be understood.”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris et al. 2009
In the citing paper
“Along the United States Southeast Atlantic coast, and in Bermuda and the Bahamas, red lionfish Pterois volitans and devil firefish P. miles are now established and are continuing to expand their range in the Caribbean (Morris et al. 2009, Schofield 2009).”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris et al. 2009
In the citing paper
“Despite recent studies of potential impacts of lionfish to tropical reef communities in the Bahamas (Albins & Hixon 2008, Morris & Akins 2009, Cote & Maljkoviç 2010), impacts to warm-temperate hard bottom reefs of the Southeast US Atlantic Ocean remain unknown.”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris & Akins 2009
In the citing paper
“These hard bottom reefs are well recognized as essential fish habitats that support economically valuable commercial and sport fisheries and an increasingly popular sport diving industry (Struhsaker 1969, Parker & Ross 1986), and lionfish have become widespread residents in the region (Whitfield et al. 2007, Morris et al. 2009).”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris et al. 2009
In the citing paper
“Bahamian studies documented lionfish at 5 to 177 times higher densities than in their native range (Grubich et al. 2009), capable of reducing reef fish recruitment by 79% from experimental patch reefs, and preying mostly on fishes (78% by volume), including 41 species from 21 families (Albins & Hixon 2008, Green & Cote 2009, Morris & Akins 2009).”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris & Akins 2009
In the citing paper
“The specimens they examined were smaller on average (TL = 21.7 cm) than our North Carolina sample (TL = 28.4 to 30.9 cm, from 2006 and 2004) and this appears to have influenced the importance of prey as determined through dietary indices, because larger-bodied predators are typically capable of consuming larger-bodied prey (Unmack & Fagan 2004).”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris & Akins 2009
In the citing paper
“Morris and Akins (2009) examined lionfish stomachs from the Bahamas and also found that the proportion of fishes in the diet increased with lionfish size.”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris and Akins (2009)
In the citing paper
“In addition, the average prey/predator TL ratio was slightly higher off North Carolina (0.16-0.18 vs. 0.15 in the Bahamas), though the maximum prey/predator TL ratio was higher in the Bahamas (0.48 vs. 0.25-0.41 in North Carolina) (Albins & Hixon 2008, Morris & Akins 2009).”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris & Akins 2009
In the citing paper
“Morris & Akins (2009) found a greater number of families of fish prey (21 vs. 16 off North Carolina) in their samples but also had a larger sample size (n = 1069 vs. 183 in the present study).”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris & Akins 2009
In the citing paper
“Morris & Akins (2009) found economically important yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus and Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus in the stomachs collected from Bahamian lionfish.”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris & Akins (2009)
In the citing paper
“lionfish have also been found in Bahamian mangroves”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris & Akins 2009
In the citing paper
“the overall pattern of generalist piscivory emerging from this study and others (Albins & Hixon 2008, Morris & Akins 2009, Cote & Maljkoviç 2010) indicates the potential for significant impacts to the invaded community”
From Diet of invasive lionfish on hard bottom reefs of the Southeast USA: insights from stomach contents and stable isotopes (2011) · cites this paper as Morris & Akins 2009
In the citing paper
“Morris (2009) reported that females matured at approximately 175 mm total length or 1 year of age”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“and released approximately 25000 eggs per spawning event.”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“although the proportion of females with ovaries in spawning condition was higher in summer (June-August).”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“Based on the presence of hydrated oocytes, mature females appeared capable of spawning every 3.6-4.1 days throughout the year”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“In contrast, the condition of testes in mature males, fish ≥ 100 mm total length, exhibited less variation throughout the year.”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“which bracketed Morris' (2009) estimate of maturity at under 1 year old”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“Morris (2009) estimated spawning frequency as every 3.6 days in the Bahamas and 4.1 days in North Carolina.”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris (2009)
In the citing paper
“Lower batch fecundities for fish forming egg masses may be related to higher fertilization and hatching success for eggs held together in a gelatinous matrix (Morris, 2009).”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“Batch fecundity of lionfish collected off North Carolina, 24630 eggs per spawn (Morris, 2009), fell within our estimated range.”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“Both fish possess cystovarian type II-3 ovaries specialized to produce gelatinous egg masses (Muñoz et al., 2005;Morris, 2009).”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“Batch fecundity of lionfish collected off North Carolina, 24630 eggs per spawn (Morris, 2009), fell within our estimated range.”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“Morris (2009) calculated that 50% of males were mature at 100 mm TL”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“which was 15 mm longer than reported by Morris (2009)”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
In the citing paper
“Data from this study and Morris (2009) demonstrated that lionfish mature at approximately 40% of their maximum total lengths.”
From Reproductive biology of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) (2015) · cites this paper as Morris, 2009
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Metadata
- Authors
- Morris, J. A., & Akins, J. L.
- Affiliations
- NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (US)
- Reef Environmental Education Foundation (US)
- Corresponding author
- Morris, James A.
- Venue
- Environmental Biology of Fishes
- Published
- 2009-10-27
- Volume
- 86
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 389-398
- ISSN
- 0378-1909 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-5133
- OpenAlex
- W2156901172
- Cited by
- 368
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 15.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environmental Biology of Fishes (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Keywords
- lionfish, Pterois volitans, invasive species, feeding ecology, diet, stomach contents, teleosts, Crustacea, prey size, diel feeding activity
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