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Lionfish
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 Scientific name: Pterois volitans (Linnaeus)
Common names: Lionfish, lion fish, zebrafish, firefish, turkeyfish, red lionfish, butterfly cod, ornate butterfly-cod, peacock lionfish, red firefish, scorpion volitans
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New NOAA Manual Gives Coastal Managers Tips for Combating Invasive Lionfish (Oct 18, 2012)
DOC. NOAA. National Ocean Service.
Scientists from NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and their partners have teamed up to create specific guidelines for coastal managers to control the spread of invasive lionfish. The new manual, Invasive Lionfish: A Guide to Control and Management, includes the best available science and practices for controlling lionfish in marine protected areas, national parks, and other conservation areas. By following suggestions in the publication, resource managers can develop effective local control plans. The guide is available for free online.
REEF,
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to
Host Inaugural Lionfish Derbies (Aug
19, 2010)
Reef Environmental Education Foundation.
NOAA's
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, in
partnership with Reef Environmental Education
Foundation (REEF), will host an inaugural series
of three lionfish derbies starting in Sep 2010
and ending in Nov 2010. Divers who remove lionfish
from sanctuary waters will be eligible for
more than $10,000 in cash and prizes. For more
information on the derbies and to register
online, visit REEF's Lionfish
Research Program.
Filleting
the Lion -- If we can't beat them, let's
eat them!
DOC. NOAA.
National Ocean Service.
The lionfish,
a native of the Western Pacific Ocean, is a predator
that is flourishing in coastal waters of the U.S. Southeast
and the Caribbean. NOAA scientists
researching the lionfish's spread and impact are
encouraging a seafood market as a means of mitigating
the species' impacts on reef communities. To promote
awareness of the lionfish as food, scientists launched
the "Eat
Lionfish" Campaign (PDF | 109 KB) on Jun
11. NOAA has also created pull cards for the Eat
Lionfish Campaign (PDF | 1.4 MB). |
Native To: Western Pacific Ocean (Schofield et al. 2012)
Date of U.S. Introduction: 1980s (Morris and Whitfield 2009)
Images: Google
Videos: Pterois
volitans (or click Play button below)
Marine Ecology Expeditions - Lionfish, the ultimate invasive species (or click Play button below)
Means of Introduction: Aquarium trade (Morris and Whitfield 2009)
Impact: Preys on native species; has venomous spines (Morris and Whitfield 2009)
Current U.S. Distribution:
Management Plans: Aquatic
Species / Lionfish
Selected Internet Resources:
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Federal Government
Lionfish
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls
Pterois volitans
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy
Biology,
Ecology, Control and Management of the Invasive Indo-Pacific Lionfish:
An Updated Integrated Assessment (Dec 2009; PDF | 3.53 MB)
DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
Taxonomy; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution;
Dispersion; Controls
Lionfish
DOC. NOAA. Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Habitat; Distribution
Lionfish Discovered along the South Atlantic Coast: A Curiosity…or a Wake up Call?
DOC. NOAA. National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls
Pterois volitans Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)
About the Exotic Indo-Pacific Lionfish
DOI. NPS. Biscayne National Park.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution
Marine Invasive Species: Pterois volitans (PDF | 74 KB)
DOI. NPS. Natural Resource Program Center.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion
Pterois volitans - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
DOI. USGS. Southeast Ecological Science Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution;
Special Note: Distribution maps and collection information (State and County)
Pterois volitans -
Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort
Pierce.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction
History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution
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State Government
Red Lionfish: Ornate, but Destructive (Jul 2011; PDF | 163 KB)
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution
Lionfish - Pterois volitans
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Fish
and Wildlife Research Institute.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts
The
Lionfish Invasion
Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat
Lionfish:
The Next Potential Threat to the Eastern Seaboard of the
United States (PDF | 386 KB)
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Saltwater
Recreational Fishing License Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution
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University/Academic
Marine
Invaders: The Lionfish (PDF | 644 KB)
University of Florida. IFAS Extension.
Collier County.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution
Red Lionfish - Biological Profiles
University of Florida. Florida Museum of Natural History. Ichthyology Department.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Habitat; Distribution
Invasive
Species: Red Lionfish (PDF | 198 KB)
University of Georgia. Marine Extension Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat
Aquatic
Invaders: Red Lionfish - Aquatic Invader Toolkit (PDF | 571
KB)
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution;
Dispersion; Controls
Pterois volitans
University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology. Animal Diversity Web.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion
Lionfish
- Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental
Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs;
Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat;
Controls
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International
Pterois volitans -
Invasive Species Compendium
Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International
(CABI).
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat;
Distribution; Controls
Lionfish
Cayman Islands Government.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts
Red lionfish - Species Summary
FishBase.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion
Pterois volitans (fish) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls
St.
Eustatius National Marine Park Lionfish Response Plan (Jul
2009; PDF | 2.52 MB)
St. Eustatius National Parks (Netherlands Antilles).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life
Cycle; Distribution; Controls |
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Organizations
Biological
invasion of the Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans along
the Atlantic coast of North America (Vol. 235: 289-297, 2002;
PDF | 494 KB)
Marine Ecology Progress Series.
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;
PDF | 2.70 MB)
Aquatic Invasions.
Introduction History; Distribution
The
Bahamas: Stopping the Lionfish
Nature Conservancy.
Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat
Lionfish Research Program
Reef Environmental Education Foundation.
Identification/Description;
Photographs; Impacts; Habitat
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Citations
Morris, J.A. and P.E. Whitfield. 2009. Biology, Ecology, Control and Management of the Invasive Indo-Pacific Lionfish: An Updated Integrated Assessment (PDF | 3.53 MB) NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 99.
Schofield, P.J., J.A. Morris, J.N. Langston, and P.L. Fuller. 2012. Pterois volitans/miles. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. |
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