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

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 473-479

  Schofield, Pamela J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lionfish; Non native marine fishes; Pterois miles; Pterois volitans; Scorpaenidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891622739     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2009.4.3.5     Document Type: Article

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