Density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba

The Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans is an invasive species that was first recorded in the Guanahacabibes National Park (GNP), a marine protected area in western Cuba, in 2009. In order to determine the invasion progression of this species, we studied lionfish abundance, size, and diet at 6 si...

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Autores principales:	DC Rojas, P Chevalier Monteagudo, JJ Schmitter-Soto, RI Corrada Wong, H Salvat Torres, E Cabrera Sansón, A García Rodríguez, A Fernández Osorio, L Espinosa Pantoja, D Cabrera Guerra, LM Pantoja Echevaria, H Caballero Aragón, S Perera Valderrama
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Publicado:	Inter-Research 2016
Materias:	Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Microbiology QR1-502
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e9286c9d55174577b04978ee0cb1ca502021-11-18T09:19:34ZDensity, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba1864-77821864-779010.3354/ab00651https://doaj.org/article/e9286c9d55174577b04978ee0cb1ca502016-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.int-res.com/abstracts/ab/v24/n3/p219-226/https://doaj.org/toc/1864-7782https://doaj.org/toc/1864-7790The Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans is an invasive species that was first recorded in the Guanahacabibes National Park (GNP), a marine protected area in western Cuba, in 2009. In order to determine the invasion progression of this species, we studied lionfish abundance, size, and diet at 6 sites in the GNP between 2010 and 2014. The species’ density, biomass, and length increased over this period, probably due to the abundance of food and shelter in the GNP. Analysis of stomach contents indicated that lionfish fed primarily on fish and crustaceans; main prey were teleosts, predominantly Gobiidae, Pomacentridae, Mullidae, Labridae, Scaridae, and Grammatidae. This example of a rapid increase in an unmanaged population at the onset of invasion provides information that can be used to design a management program targeting lionfish.DC RojasP Chevalier MonteagudoJJ Schmitter-SotoRI Corrada WongH Salvat TorresE Cabrera SansónA García RodríguezA Fernández OsorioL Espinosa PantojaD Cabrera GuerraLM Pantoja EchevariaH Caballero AragónS Perera ValderramaInter-ResearcharticleBiology (General)QH301-705.5MicrobiologyQR1-502ENAquatic Biology, Vol 24, Iss 3, Pp 219-226 (2016)
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spellingShingle	Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Microbiology QR1-502 DC Rojas P Chevalier Monteagudo JJ Schmitter-Soto RI Corrada Wong H Salvat Torres E Cabrera Sansón A García Rodríguez A Fernández Osorio L Espinosa Pantoja D Cabrera Guerra LM Pantoja Echevaria H Caballero Aragón S Perera Valderrama Density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba
description	The Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans is an invasive species that was first recorded in the Guanahacabibes National Park (GNP), a marine protected area in western Cuba, in 2009. In order to determine the invasion progression of this species, we studied lionfish abundance, size, and diet at 6 sites in the GNP between 2010 and 2014. The species’ density, biomass, and length increased over this period, probably due to the abundance of food and shelter in the GNP. Analysis of stomach contents indicated that lionfish fed primarily on fish and crustaceans; main prey were teleosts, predominantly Gobiidae, Pomacentridae, Mullidae, Labridae, Scaridae, and Grammatidae. This example of a rapid increase in an unmanaged population at the onset of invasion provides information that can be used to design a management program targeting lionfish.
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author	DC Rojas P Chevalier Monteagudo JJ Schmitter-Soto RI Corrada Wong H Salvat Torres E Cabrera Sansón A García Rodríguez A Fernández Osorio L Espinosa Pantoja D Cabrera Guerra LM Pantoja Echevaria H Caballero Aragón S Perera Valderrama
author_facet	DC Rojas P Chevalier Monteagudo JJ Schmitter-Soto RI Corrada Wong H Salvat Torres E Cabrera Sansón A García Rodríguez A Fernández Osorio L Espinosa Pantoja D Cabrera Guerra LM Pantoja Echevaria H Caballero Aragón S Perera Valderrama
author_sort	DC Rojas
title	Density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba
title_short	Density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba
title_full	Density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba
title_fullStr	Density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba
title_full_unstemmed	Density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba
title_sort	density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in guanahacabibes national park, western cuba
publisher	Inter-Research
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/e9286c9d55174577b04978ee0cb1ca50
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Density, size, biomass, and diet of lionfish in Guanahacabibes National Park, western Cuba

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