Gymnothorax spp. (Muraenidae) as natural predators of the lionfish Pterois miles in its native biogeographical range
| Autor: | Ashraf M. Sanad, Arthur R. Bos, Khamis Elsayed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Pterois biology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Scorpaenidae Coral Gymnothorax flavimarginatus Pterois miles Aquatic Science biology.organism_classification Gymnothorax 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Predation Fishery Moray eel Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Biology of Fishes. 100:745-748 |
| ISSN: | 1573-5133 0378-1909 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10641-017-0600-7 |
| Popis: | Lionfish (Pterois miles) were observed avoiding coral pinnacles inhabited by the moray eels Gymnothorax flavimarginatus and G. javanicus in the northern Red Sea, Egypt. Release of lionfish (Standard Length 93–104 mm) in such coral pinnacles in November 2016 resulted in almost immediate predation by large moray eels (Total Length > 1 m). Predation by moray eels may be the key control mechanism of population growth in the native biogeographical range of Pterois spp. and may indirectly explain the success of the invasive populations. This is the first video-documented record of moray eels feeding on the lionfish P. miles. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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