First Record of Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) for the Brazilian Coast.

The invasion of the northwestern Atlantic by the Indo-Pacific lionfish has developed extraordinarily fast, and is expected to cause one of the most negative ecological impacts among all marine invasions. In less than 30 years, lionfish have dramatically expanded their distribution range to an area e...

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Main Authors: Carlos E L Ferreira, Osmar J Luiz, Sergio R Floeter, Marcos B Lucena, Moysés C Barbosa, Claudia R Rocha, Luiz A Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4406615?pdf=render