An integrated assessment of the introduction of lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) to the western Atlantic Ocean /

"Lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles complex) are venomous coral reef fishes from the Indian and western Pacific oceans that are now found in the western Atlantic Ocean. Adult lionfish have been observed from Miami, Florida to Cape Haterras, North Carolina, and juvenile lionfish have been observed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hare, Jonathan A.
Corporate Author: Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research (U.S.)
Other Authors: Whitfield, Paula E.
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Beaufort, N.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science [Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research], [2003]
Series:NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 2.
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Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS66704
View image of lionfish from the NOAA Photo Library
View NOAA high resolution image of lionfish
Lionfish distribution (digital map)
Link to the NOAA's article online: NOAA scientists helping to deal with yet another invasive species, the venomous Pacific lionfish
Lionfish (Pterois volitans) Fact Sheet online