@article{fdi:010055722,
  title = {{D}istributions of {I}ndo-{P}acific lionfishes {P}terois spp. in their native ranges : implications for the {A}tlantic invasion},
  author = {{K}ulbicki, {M}ichel and {B}eets, {J}. and {C}habanet, {P}ascale and {C}ure, {K}. and {D}arling, {E}. and {F}loeter, {S}. {R}. and {G}alzin, {R}. and {G}reen, {A}. and {H}armelin-{V}ivien, {M}. and {H}ixon, {M}. and {L}etourneur, {Y}. and de {L}oma, {T}. {L}. and {M}c{C}lanahan, {T}. and {M}c{I}lwain, {J}. and {M}ou-{T}ham, {G}{\'e}rard and {M}yers, {R}. and {O}'{L}eary, {J}. {K}. and {P}lanes, {S}. and {V}igliola, {L}aurent and {W}antiez, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}ionfish ({P}terois volitans and {P}. miles) have become a major concern in the western {A}ttantie and {C}aribbean since their introduction in the 1980s. {I}nvasive lionfish can reach very high population densities on coral reefs in their invaded range, yet there are few data from their native range in the {I}ndo-{P}acific for comparison. {W}e compiled data on the geographical distribution and density of {I}ndo-{P}acific lionfishes in their native ranges from published and unpublished underwater visual censuses and field collections. {W}e found that lionfish in their native {I}ndo-{P}acific range are unevenly distributed, with higher densities in the {I}ndian {O}cean than in the {P}acific. {L}ionfish densities increase significantly with increasing latitude, and are significantly higher in continental areas than around islands. {I}n the {I}ndo-{P}acific, lionfishes are found not only on reefs but also on soft bottoms and in nearshore habitats such as seagrass beds and mangroves, and near estuaries. {N}ative lionfish can be found at depths greater than 75 m. {B}ecause lionfish can be cryptic and secretive, we estimate that only similar to 1/8 of {I}ndo-{P}acific lionfishes are detected during general underwater visual censuses. {I}n the {P}acific {O}cean, the relative abundance of lionfish in the catch of reef-fish larvae is of the same order of magnitude as the relative abundance of adult lionfish within reef fish assemblages. {O}verall the observed densities of lionfishes in the {I}ndo-{P}acific are much lower (max. 26.3 fish ha(-1)) than the densities reported in their invaded {A}tlantic range (max. 400 fish ha(-1)). {W}e found no effects of fishing or pollution on the densities of lionfishes.},
  keywords = {{P}terois ; {I}ndo-{P}acific ; {E}cology ; {V}isual census ; {L}arvae ; {I}nvasive species},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {E}cology-{P}rogress {S}eries},
  volume = {446},
  numero = {},
  pages = {189--205},
  ISSN = {0171-8630},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.3354/meps09442},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010055722},
}