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Biological invasion of the Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans along the Atlantic coast of North America
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The occurrence of lionfish Pterois volitans is reported from the western Atlantic Ocean.Adults were collected off the coasts of North Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and juveniles were collected along the shore of Long Island, New York.They have also been found around Bermuda.Lionfish are indigenous to tropical waters of the western Pacific and their occurrence along the east coast of the United States represents a human-induced introduction.Distribution of adults suggests lionfish are surviving in the western Atlantic and capture of juveniles provides putative evidence of reproduction.The most likely pathway of introduction is aquarium releases, but introduction via ballast water cannot be ruled out.The ecosystem of the southeastern United States continental shelf is already undergoing change: reef fish communities are becoming more tropical and many fish species are overfished.These ongoing changes, along with limited information regarding the biology of P. volitans, make predictions of long-term effects of the introduction difficult.This discovery represents the first, apparently successful introduction, of a marine fish from the western Pacific to Atlantic coastal waters of the United States.
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“Further, the incongruence between the inshore distribution of lionfish in their native range and their primarily offshore distribution in their introduced range could be a result of temperature-limited distribution during winter (Whitfield et al. 2002).”
From Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States (2004) · cites this paper as Whitfield et al. 2002
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“Since the year 2000, adult and juvenile lionfish have been observed on the mid-and outer-continental shelf (20 to 80 m) off the southeast United States (Whitfield et al. 2002).”
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“Although limited in a zoogeographic sense, the spread of lionfish along the entire southeast United States continental shelf occurred quickly; the area of thermally appropriate habitat was occupied within the scale of 1 to 10 yr (Whitfield et al. 2002, Hare & Whitfield 2003).”
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“Along the southeast United States continental shelf, the majority of lionfish have been observed between 35 and 45 m, with a maximum observed depth of 80 m (Whitfield et al. 2002).”
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“All available evidence indicates that the introduction of lionfish resulted from aquarium releases (Courtenay 1995, Whitfield et al. 2002, Hare & Whitfield 2003).”
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“For example, the narrower depth distribution of lionfish in northern parts of the invaded range may be related to winter water temperatures (Whitfield et al. 2002, Kimball et al. 2004, Ruiz-Carus et al. 2006).”
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 Whitfield et al. 2002
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“Native to the subtropical and tropical regions of the South Pacific, Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea, lionfish are venomous predators whose popularity in the aquarium trade may have contributed to their introduction to Atlantic waters (Whitfield et al. 2002, Semmens et al. 2004, Ruiz-Carus et al. 2006).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Whitfield, P., Gardner, T., Vives, S., Gilligan, M., Courtenay Ray, W., Ray, G., & Hare, J.
- Affiliations
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
- Hofstra University (US)
- Georgia Southern University (US)
- Savannah State University (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- Corresponding author
- Whitfield, PE
- Venue
- Marine Ecology Progress Series
- Publisher
- Inter-Research Science Center
- Published
- 2002
- Volume
- 235
- Pages
- 289-297
- ISSN
- 0171-8630 (ISSN-L)
- 1616-1599
- OpenAlex
- W2029338614
- Cited by
- 306
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 28 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 13
- FWCI
- 5.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Marine Ecology Progress Series (publishedVersion)
- 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
- Pterois volitans, Indo-Pacific lionfish, biological invasions, western Atlantic, ballast water, species distribution, reproduction, Bermuda
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