The success of the lionfish invasion in the western Atlantic can be explained by its rapid
dispersion rate, as well as a rapid population growth due to its high fecundity. The adequate
invasion control measures may vary between (sub) populations of the wider Caribbean
region with differences in ecological and environmental conditions. Lionfish growth studies
have been conducted in several places in the invaded region, but are missing from the
southern Caribbean. We estimated the growth parameters and empirical natural mortality …