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Published online 16 July 2008 | Nature 454, 265 (2008) | doi:10.1038/454265f

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Lionfish not a roaring success for coral reefs

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  • This study is now in press: Albins, M.A., and M.A. Hixon. 2008. Invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans) reduce recruitment of Atlantic coral-reef fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, in press.

    • 16 Jul, 2008
    • Posted by: Mark Hixon

  • How has this Indo-Pacific fish reached the Atlantic waters?

    • 17 Jul, 2008
    • Posted by: Marina Escala

  • People dump them from their aquariums.

    • 17 Jul, 2008
    • Posted by: Jonathan Huntoon