[HTML][HTML] Current status (as of end of 2020) of marine alien species in Turkey

ME Çinar, M Bilecenoğlu, MB Yokeş, B Öztürk… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The 2020's update of marine alien species list from Turkey yielded a total of 539 species
belonging to 18 taxonomic groups, 404 of which have become established in the region and …

[HTML][HTML] Biology and ecology of the lionfish Pterois volitans/Pterois miles as invasive alien species: a review

L Del Río, ZM Navarro-Martínez, D Cobián-Rojas… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
The lionfish is an exotic invasive fish native to the Indo-Pacific, which is established in the
western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Lionfish can affect native fishes and …

They are here to stay: the biology and ecology of lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea

I Savva, N Chartosia, C Antoniou, P Kleitou… - Journal of Fish …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The lionfish, Pterois miles, is one of the most recent Lessepsian immigrants into the
Mediterranean Sea, and it poses a serious threat to marine ecosystems in the region. This …

Updating the occurrences of Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea, with considerations on thermal boundaries and future range expansion

C Dimitriadis, M Galanidi… - Mediterranean …, 2020 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Here we present an update of the Mediterranean distribution of the lionfish Pterois miles,
based on a comprehensive list of geo-referenced occurrences up to October 2019. New …

Lessons from the Western Atlantic lionfish invasion to inform management in the Mediterranean

A Ulman, FZ Ali, HE Harris, M Adel… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Major invasions of Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) are underway in the
Western Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. While the establishment of lionfish in …

The Case of Lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea Demonstrates Limitations in EU Legislation to Address Marine Biological Invasions

P Kleitou, JM Hall-Spencer, I Savva, D Kletou… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The European Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species entered into force in
2015, with the aim to fulfill regional and international biodiversity goals in a concerted …

[PDF][PDF] New record of Pterois cf. miles (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the eastern middle Adriatic Sea (Croatian waters): Northward expansion

B Dragičević, P Ugarković, M Krželj… - Acta Ichthyologica et …, 2021 - aiep.pensoft.net
A single specimen of Pterois cf. miles has been recorded in the eastern middle Adriatic Sea.
It was observed near the island of Vis at a depth of 15 m. The location of the record is further …

Genetic Data Suggest Multiple Introductions of the Lionfish (Pterois miles) into the Mediterranean Sea

AC Dimitriou, N Chartosia, JM Hall-Spencer, P Kleitou… - Diversity, 2019 - mdpi.com
Widespread reports over the last six years confirm the establishment of lionfish (Pterois
miles) populations in the eastern Mediterranean. Accumulated knowledge on lionfish …

Invasive lionfish in the Mediterranean: Low public awareness yet high stakeholder concerns

P Kleitou, I Savva, D Kletou, JM Hall-Spencer… - Marine Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
A lionfish invasion in the Western Atlantic has been one of the most ecologically harmful fish
invasions to date. Experience there has shown that its management is most effective when …

[HTML][HTML] Where are they now? Tracking the Mediterranean lionfish invasion via local dive centers

EW Phillips, A Kotrschal - Journal of environmental management, 2021 - Elsevier
Invasive species are globally on the rise due to human-induced environmental change and
are often a source of harm to their new ecosystems. Tracking the spread of invaders is …