The human-mediated introduction of marine non-indigenous species is a centuries-if not
millennia-old phenomenon, but was only recently acknowledged as a potent driver of …

This review revisits the traits thought to have contributed to the success of Indo‐Pacific
lionfish Pterois sp. as an invader in the western Atlantic Ocean and the worst‐case scenario …

Tropical marine ecosystems are biologically diverse and economically invaluable. However,
they are severely threatened from impacts associated with climate change coupled with …

Numerous location-based diet studies have been published describing different aspects of
invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) feeding ecology, but there has been no …

Abstract “If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em”: the development of commercial markets is an
emerging strategy to control invasive species. This strategy may have fewer unintended …

Spearfishing is currently the primary approach for removing invasive lionfish (Pterois
volitans/miles) to mitigate their impacts on western Atlantic marine ecosystems, but a …

Biodiversity is declining on a global scale and the spread of invasive alien species (IAS) is a
major driver, particularly through predatory impacts. Thus, effective means of assessing and …

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 …

Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) are now ubiquitous throughout the
Caribbean and Western Atlantic on shallow and deep reefs. Recent surveys in Bermuda …

Implementing new and effective control strategies to reduce populations of invasive species
is needed to offset their negative impacts worldwide. The spread of Indo-Pacific lionfish …