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Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States
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MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 283:269-278 (2004) - doi:10.3354/meps283269 Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States Matthew E. Kimball1,2,3, John M. Miller2, Paula E. Whitfield1, Jonathan A. Hare1,* 1Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, NOAA Beaufort Laboratory, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516, USA 2Department of Zoology, Campus Box 7617, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7617, USA 3Present address: Rutgers University Marine Field Station, 800 c/o 132 Great Bay Boulevard, Tuckerton, New Jersey 08087-2004, USA *Corresponding author. Email: jon.hare@noaa.gov ABSTRACT: The occurrence of lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) complex on the southeast United States shelf represents one of the first documented invasions of a Pacific marine fish species into the western Atlantic Ocean. Temperature has been proposed as a possible factor limiting the range of this introduction. To examine this hypothesis, temperature-tolerance studies were conducted following the chronic lethal minimum protocol, with death as the endpoint. Overall, the mean chronic lethal minimum was 10.0°C and mean temperature at feeding cessation was 16.1°C. Rate of temperature decrease and acclimation temperature did not have a significant effect on chronic lethal minimum or temperature at feeding cessation. When combined with mean February water temperatures, lionfish thermal tolerance data indicated that lionfish could overwinter on the southeast United States continental shelf, with a northern limit of Cape Hatteras and an inshore limit coincident with the mean 12°C isotherm, which equates to a 10°C minimum water temperature. The mean 12°C bottom isotherm also runs along the continental shelf break (200 m isobath), marking the offshore limit for lionfish on the southeast United States continental shelf. The current southern limit of the invasion is not bound by temperature, as lionfish could survive (but have not yet been reported) on the Florida coast south of Miami, throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, extending into the southern hemisphere. Possible reasons for the constrained southern limit may include planktonic transport mechanisms, patterns of juvenile and adult movements, and the initial lionfish introduction site. KEY WORDS: Marine introduction · Biological invasion · Lionfish · Pterois volitans · Pterois miles · Invasive species · Species range limits · Temperature tolerance Full text in pdf format PreviousNextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 283. Online publication date: November 30, 2004 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2004 Inter-Research.
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Chronic lethal minimum experiments indicate invasive lionfish can tolerate winter temperatures on the southeast US continental shelf, with an overall mean CLmin of 10.0°C and feeding cessation at 16.1°C. Combining these limits with February water temperatures predicts overwintering from Cape Hatteras southward, bounded inshore by the 12°C isotherm and offshore near the shelf break, while the southern limit is not temperature-bound.
Key findings
- Overall mean chronic lethal minimum was 10.0°C (SD = 0.9), and mean temperature at feeding cessation was 16.1°C.
- Rate of temperature decline had no significant effect on CLmin: means were 10.0°C at -3°C d⁻¹, 10.6°C at -2°C d⁻¹, and 9.7°C at -1°C d⁻¹; feeding cessation means were 18.0°C, 17.0°C, and 15.3°C, respectively.
- Acclimation temperature had no significant effect on CLmin: means were 9.3°C at 25°C, 9.2°C at 20°C, and 9.3°C at 15°C acclimation; feeding cessation occurred at 14.0°C, 15.4°C, and 15.0°C.
- Predicted potential range extends south from Cape Hatteras onto the Gulf of Mexico shelf, with the inshore limit coincident with the mean 12°C isotherm (equating to a 10°C minimum) and the offshore limit near the 200 m isobath; the current southern limit is not bound by temperature, as lionfish could survive south of Miami, throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, and into the southern hemisphere but have not been reported there.
Methods
- Chronic lethal minimum protocol with death as endpoint; juvenile lionfish averaged 8.0 cm standard length (SD = 1.3), held at 35 salinity and 25°C before trials.
- Three experiments: Expt 1 tested -1°C d⁻¹ decline (n = 10); Expt 2 tested -3, -2, and -1°C d⁻¹ (n = 6, 6, 3); Expt 3 tested acclimation to 15°C (n = 6), 20°C (n = 6), and 25°C (n = 3) before -1°C d⁻¹ decline.
- ANOVA tested effects of decline rate and acclimation temperature on CLmin and feeding cessation; distribution was predicted by comparing experimental limits with NOAA CoastWatch February sea surface temperature composites (382 images, 1995–2003) and bottom-temperature climatology.
Limitations
- The paper states that the predicted range is based on laboratory-derived CLmin; field minimum tolerable temperatures may be higher because of long-term bioenergetic costs of prolonged sublethal cold exposure and feeding cessation above the CLmin.
- The paper states that the range prediction uses a 50-year average of bottom water temperature and a 9-year median of sea surface temperature, so interannual variability and long-term ocean temperature changes will shift thermally suitable habitat.
- The paper states that the offshore limit cannot resolve whether depth or temperature is limiting, because the 12°C bottom isotherm coincides with the 200 m shelf break; evident limitations include small sample sizes in some treatments, use of juvenile fish only, and experiments conducted independent of species designation because of uncertainty over *Pterois volitans/miles* status.
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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).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > KEY WORDS: Marine introduction • Biological invasion • Lionfish • Pterois volitans • Pterois miles • Invasive species • Species range limits • Temperature tolerance
What the sources say
- Partly supportedcites Whitfield et al. 2002 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The observations in Table 1 (p. 291) document adult lionfish off North Carolina and Georgia from 2000 onward, at depths of 38–43 m. They do not document juveniles on the southeastern shelf or observations across the claimed 20–80 m range: the listed juveniles were collected off Long Island at 1 m depth. (LLM, conf=0.91)
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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).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
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- Not matchedcites Courtenay 1995
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- Partly supportedcites Whitfield et al. 2002 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Abstract identifies aquarium releases as the most likely pathway, and the Method of introduction section gives reasons for that assessment. But the Abstract says ballast-water introduction cannot be ruled out, so the source does not establish that aquarium releases were the cause. (LLM, conf=0.88)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Hare & Whitfield 2003
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“The mean CLmin.values for the -3, -2 and -1°C d -1 treatments were 10.0°C (SD = 0, n = 6), 10.6°C (SD = 0.9, n = 5), and 9.7°C (SD = 0.6, n = 3) (Fig. 4C).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Expt 2. Effects of rate of temperature decline
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“the bottom-temperature climatology showed the 12°C isotherm coinciding with the 200 m isobath (Fig. 5)”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Distribution and potential overwintering range
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“The mean CLmin.value was 10.7°C, with very little variation (SD = 0.5, n = 10; Fig. 4A).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Expt 1. Effects of winter water temperatures
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“The average CLmin. across all experiments was 10.0°C (SD = 0.9).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Distribution and potential overwintering range
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“The average duration of 19 decreasing temperature events was 4 d, and the rates of decrease ranged from -0.25 to -2.75°C d -1 (Fig. 1C).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Rate of temperature decline on the southeast United States continental shelf.
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“Median sea-surface temperature isotherms corresponded closely with average bottom temperature isotherms (Fig. 3).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Distribution and potential overwintering range.
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“The average duration of 19 decreasing temperature events was 4 d, and the rates of decrease ranged from -0.25 to -2.75°C d -1 (Fig. 1C).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Rate of temperature decline on the southeast United States continental shelf.
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“The mean CLmin.values for the -3, -2 and -1°C d -1 treatments were 10.0°C (SD = 0, n = 6), 10.6°C (SD = 0.9, n = 5), and 9.7°C (SD = 0.6, n = 3) (Fig. 4C).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Expt 2. Effects of rate of temperature decline
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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).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > KEY WORDS: Marine introduction • Biological invasion • Lionfish • Pterois volitans • Pterois miles • Invasive species • Species range limits • Temperature tolerance
What the sources say
- Partly supportedcites Whitfield et al. 2002 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Fig. 4 caption (listed under Future work; page not provided) identifies the February 16°C isotherm as a likely inshore limit for lionfish habitat on the southeastern U.S. shelf, supporting the proposed winter-temperature explanation. The paper also describes offshore observations, but the passages do not establish a generally inshore distribution in the native range or explicitly make the claimed native-versus-introduced comparison. (LLM, conf=0.83)
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“Generally, as acclimation temperature increases low temperature tolerance limits also increase (Ward et al. 1993, Currie et al. 1998, Beitinger & Bennett 2000).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
What the sources say
- Supportedcites Ward et al. 1993 source
The Results and Discussion section reports that each 1°C decrease in acclimation temperature corresponds, on average, to a 0.4°C gain in cold tolerance in juvenile red drum. This supports the cited relationship: higher acclimation temperatures correspond to higher low-temperature tolerance limits. (LLM, conf=0.90)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Currie et al. 1998 source
- Not matchedcites Beitinger & Bennett 2000
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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).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
What the sources say
- Partly supportedcites Whitfield et al. 2002 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The observations table and Potential survival section report adult lionfish off North Carolina in 2000–2001, Georgia in 2001, and Florida in 2002; the paper concludes that lionfish were likely established along the southeastern shelf. But its Future work section calls for determining the introduction’s spatial extent and refining the map of potential habitat. It does not establish that the entire thermally appropriate area was occupied, or give a 1-to-10-year timescale for that occupation. (LLM, conf=0.84)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites 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).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
What the sources say
- Partly supportedcites Whitfield et al. 2002 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
Table 1 (p. 291) places the documented lionfish observations off North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida at 38–43 m, supporting the 35–45 m portion of the claim. It does not report an observation at 80 m; the Future work section instead recommends searching southeastern-shelf reefs and wrecks between 30 and 50 m. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“Regression intercepts were 3.70 and 6.68°C for the outer shelf locations, indicating that surface waters were warmer than bottom waters; this thermal stratification on the outer shelf probably results from the Gulf Stream water intruding onto the shelf at the surface (Atkinson 1985).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Distribution and potential overwintering range.
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“'Normal' behavior was seen in fish acclimated to 20°C, but reduced feeding was observed when fish were offered food.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Expt 3. Effects of acclimation temperature
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“Lionfish acclimated to 15°C were predominantly stationary throughout the entire holding period and fed infrequently, often abandoning efforts to catch food after a single attempt.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Expt 3. Effects of acclimation temperature
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“Fish acclimated to 25°C displayed 'normal' behavior (as described in Expt 1) and fed regularly when food was offered.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Expt 3. Effects of acclimation temperature
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“All lionfish were initially labeled by the vendor as Pterois volitans, but meristic analyses of some lionfish originating from Sumatra (origin characterized and labeled by the vendor) identified some individuals as P. miles.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Lionfish husbandry and experimental setup.
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“Several fish in the 15°C acclimation group showed interest and attempted to feed, but quickly abandoned any offered food after an initial unsuccessful attempt.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Expt 3. Effects of acclimation temperature
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“Out of 6 fish, 5 fed in the 20°C acclimation group, while only 1 fish acclimated to 15°C, fed during the experimental trial.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Expt 3. Effects of acclimation temperature
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“Feeding cessation occurred at 14.0°C (SD = 0, n = 3), 15.4°C (SD = 1.5, n = 5) and 15.0°C (SD = 0, n = 1) for fish held at acclimation temperatures of 25, 20 and 15°C (Fig. 4F).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Expt 3. Effects of acclimation temperature
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“All fish at each acclimation temperature fed during the holding period.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Expt 3. Effects of acclimation temperature
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“At temperatures of 13°C and below, fish were unresponsive to visual stimuli (but still responded to touch), displayed darker coloration, and became stationary and lethargic.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > Expt 1. Effects of winter water temperatures
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“Pterois volitans/miles complex.Mean (± SE) chronic lethal minimum and average temperature at feeding cessation observed for Expts 1 (A,B), 2 (C,D), and 3 (E,F)”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
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“Satellite-derived sea surface temperature (SST) and bottom temperature (BT) at 3 North Carolina wreck sites: Naeco (r = 0.671), Papoose (r = 0.796), and Suloid (r = 0.973).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
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“Lionfish have been observed at all sites except the Suloid.”
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“They are typically found from shore (0 m) to approximately 50 m (Schultz 1986).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > KEY WORDS: Marine introduction • Biological invasion • Lionfish • Pterois volitans • Pterois miles • Invasive species • Species range limits • Temperature tolerance
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Schultz 1986 source
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“the majority of temperature-tolerance data have been generated for temperate fish species (Brett 1956, Elliot 1981, Beitinger et al. 2000), with scant information for tropical fishes (but see Bennett et al. 1997 andMora &Ospina 2002).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > INTRODUCTION
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Brett 1956 source
- Not matchedcites Elliot 1981
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“the majority of temperature-tolerance data have been generated for temperate fish species (Brett 1956, Elliot 1981, Beitinger et al. 2000), with scant information for tropical fishes (but see Bennett et al. 1997 andMora &Ospina 2002).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > INTRODUCTION
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“The fact that cold temperatures are not an obvious threat to fish survival in tropical waters (Bennett & Judd 1992), coupled with historically conservative estimates of the general thermal limits of tropical fish faunas (e.g.20°C limit, Briggs 1974), may have limited interest in examining thermal tolerances in tropical fishes.”
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- Not matchedcites Bennett & Judd 1992
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“Lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex 1 ) are native to tropical coral reefs and range from the southern Indian Ocean, east to Sumatra and throughout the Indo-West Pacific from southern Japan to central Australia (Schultz 1986).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > KEY WORDS: Marine introduction • Biological invasion • Lionfish • Pterois volitans • Pterois miles • Invasive species • Species range limits • Temperature tolerance
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Schultz 1986 source
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“The current southern limit of the invasion is not bound by temperature, as lionfish could survive (but have not yet been reported) on the Florida coast south of Miami, throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, extending into the southern hemisphere.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > INTRODUCTION
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“This faunal separation can be attributed to the effects of temperature, acting as both a limiting factor determining species distribution, and a directive factor guiding species movement (Fry 1971; see also Cossins & Bowler 1987 for coverage of thermal regulation of species distribution).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > KEY WORDS: Marine introduction • Biological invasion • Lionfish • Pterois volitans • Pterois miles • Invasive species • Species range limits • Temperature tolerance
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“The abrupt difference in inshore water temperature south and north of Cape Hatteras (Stegmann & Yoder 1996), along with the majority of lionfish observations located south of Cape Hatteras, suggests that temperature is an important factor limiting distribution.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > KEY WORDS: Marine introduction • Biological invasion • Lionfish • Pterois volitans • Pterois miles • Invasive species • Species range limits • Temperature tolerance
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“The mean 12°C bottom isotherm also runs along the continental shelf break (200 m isobath), marking the offshore limit for lionfish on the southeast United States continental shelf.”
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“Rate of temperature decline also had no effect on low temperature tolerance of American shad Alosa sapidissima (-0.5 to -1.9°C d -1 ; Chittenden 1972).”
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“Lionfish were held at acclimation temperatures for at least 20 d (some for more than 40 d) prior to 1) in February 2002.”
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“Other temperature tolerance studies have found no influence of acclimation history on the lower thermal limit (e.g.Young & Cech 1996)”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
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“Juvenile lionfish have been observed on the northeast United States continental shelf during summer, but fish in these locations could not survive winter temperatures based on the CLmin.values reported here.”
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“The offshore limit of the lionfish invasion may be linked to temperature tolerance, depth, or a combination of both factors.”
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“The inshore portions of the southeast shelf are too cold for overwinter survival, but the offshore portions of the shelf remain warm.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
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“This winter-time crossshelf gradient is caused by heating of shelf waters at their offshore edge by the Gulf Stream (Barnard et al. 1997) and heat-loss across the entire shelf owing to air-sea interactions (Atkinson 1985).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
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“McBride & Able (1998) reported a similar fate for spotfin butterflyfish Chaetodon ocellatus in New Jersey estuaries during winter, where juveniles were found to stop eating at 12°C and perish at temperatures below 10°C.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
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“but again depth could be limiting.”
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“Brett (1956) reported that gain in resistance to low temperatures (i.e.acclimation) is a slow process, with some species requiring up to 20 d to fully acclimate.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
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“A review of previous studies by Beitinger et al. (2000) concluded that lethal thermal limits were strongly affected by thermal history immediately prior to experimentation.”
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“However, lionfish temperature tolerance may be affected by faster rates of temperature decline, such as those observed in estuaries during fall and winter.”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
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“In the field, minimum tolerable temperatures may be higher owing to long-term bioenergetic costs of prolonged exposure to low sublethal temperatures, and the effects of feeding cessation at temperatures higher than the chronic lethal minimum (e.g.Hurst & Conover 2002).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
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“Acclimation temperature is also thought to be an important factor influencing thermal tolerance in fishes (Lutterschmidt & Hutchison 1997).”
§ Thermal tolerance and potential distribution of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) on the east coast of the United States > DISCUSSION
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The mean 12°C February isotherm corresponds to a 10°C minimum water temperature.
“When combined with mean February water temperatures, lionfish thermal tolerance data indicated that lionfish could overwinter on the southeast United States continental shelf, with a northern limit of Cape Hatteras and an inshore limit coincident with the mean 12°C isotherm, which equates to a 10°C minimum water temperature.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Laboratory chronic lethal minimum measured in juvenile lionfish predicts overwintering survival of wild lionfish populations.
“When combined with mean February water temperatures, lionfish thermal tolerance data indicated that lionfish could overwinter on the southeast United States continental shelf, with a northern limit of Cape Hatteras and an inshore limit coincident with the mean 12°C isotherm, which equates to a 10°C minimum water temperature.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Juvenile lionfish purchased from a commercial vendor are representative of the invasive lionfish population on the southeast United States shelf.
“Juvenile lionfish were purchased from a commercial vendor (Marine Center, Dallas, Texas) for all 3 experiments.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The laboratory-derived chronic lethal minimum is a valid proxy for the minimum tolerable temperature of lionfish in the field.
“The potential range distribution reported here (Fig. 5) is based on the chronic lethal minimum of lionfish determined in the laboratory.”
“In the field, minimum tolerable temperatures may be higher owing to long-term bioenergetic costs of prolonged exposure to low sublethal temperatures, and the effects of feeding cessation at temperatures higher than the chronic lethal minimum (e.g.Hurst & Conover 2002).”
The paper relies on this without support.
The 50 yr average bottom water temperature and 9 yr median sea surface temperature are representative of the thermal environment for lionfish.
“the range distribution predicted here was based on a 50 yr average of bottom water temperature and a 9 yr median of sea surface temperature.”
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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 Kimball et al. 2004
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“however, 9 of the 10 estimates of the mean temperature of feeding cessation were either 14 or 15°C”
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“Feeding may cease below 16° C, and below 10° C is lethal for lionfish (Kimball et al. 2004).”
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“While predictions of future range expansion in lionfish have been based primarily on thermal tolerance (Kimball et al. 2004; Morris and Whitfield 2009), salinity tolerance may also be an important factor controlling the eventual distribution of the species.”
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“Subsequently, tanks were heated to 30 °C with a ramp of 1 °C per day, followed by an additional two-week acclimation period to allow the fishes to fully acclimate to the warmer temperature and mask the effects of the previous acclimation (Barrionuevo and Fernandes 1998; Kimball et al. 2004).”
Metadata
- Authors
- Kimball, M., Miller, J., Whitfield, P., & Hare, J.
- Affiliations
- North Carolina State University (US)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hare, JA
- ORCID
- Miller, JM
- Venue
- Marine Ecology Progress Series
- Publisher
- Inter-Research Science Center
- Published
- 2004
- Volume
- 283
- Pages
- 269-278
- ISSN
- 0171-8630 (ISSN-L)
- 1616-1599
- OpenAlex
- W2014953618
- Cited by
- 176
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 19 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 2.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Marine Ecology Progress Series (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- North Carolina State University
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- National Ocean Service
- 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
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Keywords
- invasive species, lionfish, heat tolerance, range expansion, overwintering, species distribution, continental shelf, eastern United States, thermal acclimation, range limits, feeding cessation
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