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The northernmost dispersal record of the lionfish, Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) for the Aegean Sea

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SU URUNLERI DERGISI
Volume 39, Issue 1, Pages 84-87

Publisher

EGE UNIV, FAC FISHERIES
DOI: 10.12714/egejfas.39.1.12

Keywords

Invasive species; Pterois miles; lionfish; Mediterranean Sea; Aegean Sea; Izmir Bay

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  1. Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [117Y033]

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This study presents an update on the northward progression of the lionfish in the Aegean Sea, which is an aquatic invader and disruptive predator for marine ecosystems.
Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) is an aquatic invader and disruptive predator for marine ecosystems. A single lionfish was photographed and sampled in March 2021 during a scientific survey at 36 m depth in Karaburun/Izmir Bay. In this study presents an update on the lionfish's northward progression in the Aegean Sea.

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