Parasite-mediated enemy release and low biotic resistance may facilitate invasion of Atlantic coral reefs by Pacific red lionfish (Pterois volitans)

Tuttle, Lillian J.; Sikkel, Paul C.; Cure, Katherine; Hixon, Mark A.

doi:10.1007/s10530-016-1342-8

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“…This is a small fraction of the knowledge gained about lionfish over the past few years. Great strides have been made in understanding their ecology in the native range [Darling et al, ; Cure et al, , ; Kulbicki et al, ; Sikkel et al, ; Stevens & Olson, ; Pusack et al, ; Tuttle et al, ; Fig. (b)], how best to survey them (Green et al, ; Tilley et al, ; Bacheler et al, ), their movement patterns (Tamburello & Côté, ; Bacheler et al, ; Benkwitt, ) and their genetic structure (Hamner et al, ; Freshwater et al, ; Betancur‐R et al, ; Toledo‐Hernández et al, ; Butterfield et al, ; Johnson et al, ).…”

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“…In the invaded range, lionfish have acquired a variety of generalist macroparasites that commonly infect Atlantic fishes (Bullard et al, 2011;Sikkel et al, 2014;Ramos-Ascherl et al, 2015;Sellers et al, 2015;Fogg et al, 2016;Tuttle et al, 2017;Supporting Information Table S1). Although the susceptibility of introduced species to parasites in the recipient environment can change as the invasion progresses (Llewellyn et al, 2012;Brown et al, 2015), current evidence suggests that lionfish have fewer and less diverse macroparasites than many native Atlantic fishes inhabiting the same environment (Sikkel et al, 2014;Loerch et al, 2015;Sellers et al, 2015;Tuttle et al, 2017). Interestingly and perhaps related, bacteria in lionfish mucus exhibit anti-bacterial activity, which might confer disease resistance (Stevens et al, 2016).…”

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The lionfish Pterois sp. invasion: Has the worst‐case scenario come to pass?

Côté

Smith

2018

Journal of Fish Biology

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This review revisits the traits thought to have contributed to the success of Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois sp. as an invader in the western Atlantic Ocean and the worst-case scenario about their potential ecological effects in light of the more than 150 studies conducted in the past 5 years. Fast somatic growth, resistance to parasites, effective anti-predator defences and an ability to circumvent predator recognition mechanisms by prey have probably contributed to rapid population increases of lionfish in the invaded range. However, evidence that lionfish are strong competitors is still ambiguous, in part because demonstrating competition is challenging. Geographic spread has likely been facilitated by the remarkable capacity of lionfish for prolonged fasting in combination with other broad physiological tolerances. Lionfish have had a large detrimental effect on native reef-fish populations in the northern part of the invaded range, but similar effects have yet to be seen in the southern Caribbean. Most other envisaged direct and indirect consequences of lionfish predation and competition, even those that might have been expected to occur rapidly, such as shifts in benthic composition, have yet to be realized. Lionfish populations in some of the first areas invaded have started to decline, perhaps as a result of resource depletion or ongoing fishing and culling, so there is hope that these areas have already experienced the worst of the invasion. In closing, we place lionfish in a broader context and argue that it can serve as a new model to test some fundamental questions in invasion ecology.

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The lionfish Pterois sp. invasion: Has the worst‐case scenario come to pass?

Côté

Smith

2018

Journal of Fish Biology

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“…A suite of variables is known to affect reef fish community structure across spatiotemporal scales, including fishing pressure, larval dispersal, habitat quality, connectivity, reef structural complexity, depth, and ecological interactions, among others (see Sale, 2002), yet the factors controlling lionfish distributions remain unclear (Benkwitt et al, 2017). The presence of biotic agents such as competitors, predators, or parasites, is hypothesized to regulate the establishment of invasive populations, such as lionfish (Keane and Crawley, 2002;Hackerott et al, 2013;Tuttle et al, 2017). However, multiple studies have found no relationship between lionfish density and native predator abundance (Anton et al, 2014;Hackerott et al, 2013;Valdivia et al, 2014), and parasites were found to have only a limited direct effect on lionfish populations (Sellers et al, 2015), suggesting instead that reduced susceptibility to parasites in the invaded range may further contribute to lionfish success (Tuttle et al, 2017).…”

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“…The presence of biotic agents such as competitors, predators, or parasites, is hypothesized to regulate the establishment of invasive populations, such as lionfish (Keane and Crawley, 2002;Hackerott et al, 2013;Tuttle et al, 2017). However, multiple studies have found no relationship between lionfish density and native predator abundance (Anton et al, 2014;Hackerott et al, 2013;Valdivia et al, 2014), and parasites were found to have only a limited direct effect on lionfish populations (Sellers et al, 2015), suggesting instead that reduced susceptibility to parasites in the invaded range may further contribute to lionfish success (Tuttle et al, 2017). Likewise, habitat complexity has been shown to positively correlate with lionfish densities in a few studies (Garcia-Sais et al, 2012;Bejarano et al, 2015;Hunt et al, 2019), but not in others (Anton et al, 2014;Hackerott et al, 2017), and thus is not a predictable indicator of lionfish distributions over large spatial scales.…”

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Ecological Drivers of Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) Distribution Across Mesophotic Reefs in Bermuda

Goodbody‐Gringley

Eddy

Pitt³

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Front. Mar. Sci.

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Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) are now ubiquitous throughout the Caribbean and Western Atlantic on shallow and deep reefs. Recent surveys in Bermuda have revealed dense aggregations of lionfish on mesophotic reefs (60 m depth), yet these densities are not pervasive across reefs at this depth. Using diver-led visual surveys of mesophotic reef sites, this study examines how variations in potential ecological drivers may affect lionfish distribution. Significant correlations of lionfish densities were found with prey fish density and prey fish biomass, where sites with higher abundances of prey fishes have greater densities of lionfish. Furthermore, higher densities of lionfish also correlated significantly with higher juvenile Paranthias furcifer biomass, a preferred prey type for lionfish. Prey fish diversity, on the other hand, was not related to lionfish density, nor did prey fish community composition differ in a way that reflected lionfish distributions. The influence of seawater temperature was found to have the strongest effect on lionfish distribution, where higher lionfish densities were found at sites with lower bottom temperature. However, temperature co-varied with prey fish density, prey fish biomass, and P. furcifer biomass, implying that physical parameters of the environment (i.e., temperature) likely influence ecological parameters (i.e., prey fish abundance), contributing to the structuring of lionfish distributions. We suggest, therefore, that cold-water upwelling currents may be fueling the food chain in certain locations, resulting in high abundances of prey fishes and thus lionfish. Understanding the factors that influence lionfish distributions will ultimately increase the efficacy of management strategies, which, as the data presented here suggest, must incorporate mesophotic lionfish populations.

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“…Colorni & Diamant [37] reported an unidentified species of Haliotrema on the gills of the devil firefish, Pterois miles (Bennett), collected from "Eilat's North Beach," and Tuttle et al [38] found Haliotrema sp. on the gills of red lionfish, Pterois volitans, from the Philippines.…”

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Dactylogyrids (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea) Infecting the Gill Lamellae of Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae), with Proposal of Platycephalotrema n. gen. and Descriptions of New Species from Australia and Japan

Kritsky

Nitta

2019

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Platycephalotrema n. gen. (Dactylogyridae) is proposed for four new species and 5 previously described species parasitizing the gills of flatheads (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) as follows: Platycephalotrema ogawai n. sp. (type species) from Platycephalus sp. 1 (type host) and Platycephalus sp. 2, both of Nakabo & Kai (2013) (locally known as “Yoshino-gochi” and “Ma-gochi,” respectively) (Japan); Platycephalotrema austrinum n. sp. from Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard (type host) and Platycephalus sp. (Australia); Platycephalotrema bassensis (Hughes, 1928) n. comb. from Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier (Australia); Platycephalotrema koppa n. sp. from Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier (Australia); Platycephalotrema macassarensis (Yamaguti, 1963) n. comb. from Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus) (China, Macassar); Platycephalotrema mastix n. sp. from P. fuscus and P. endrachtensis (Australia); Platycephalotrema platycephali (Yin & Sproston, 1948) n. comb. from P. indicus (China) and P. fuscus (Australia); Platycephalotrema sinensis (Yamaguti, 1963) n. comb. from Cociella punctata (Cuvier) (China); Platycephalotrema thysanophrydis (Yamaguti, 1937) n. comb. from Inegocia japonica (Cuvier), Inegocia ochiaii Imamura, and Cociella crocodilus (Cuvier) (Japan, China). Other species requiring further study but potentially members of Platycephalotrema include Ancyrocephalus vesiculosus Murray, 1931, Haliotrema indicum Tripathi, 1957, Haliotrema swatowensis Yao, Wang, Xia, & Chen, 1998, and Haliotrema pteroisi Paperna, 1972. The primary features differentiating Platycephalotrema include species having: (1) tandem gonads (testis postgermarial); (2) two prostatic reservoirs, each emptying independently into the base of the male copulatory organ; (3) a dextral vaginal pore and large vaginal vestibule; (4) dorsal and ventral pairs of morphologically similar anchors; (5) a ventral bar with spatulate ends; (6) a dorsal bar with bifurcated ends, and (7) absence of an accessory piece. The new species are described, and P. thysanophrydis is redescribed based on newly collected and museum specimens.

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Parasite-mediated enemy release and low biotic resistance may facilitate invasion of Atlantic coral reefs by Pacific red lionfish (Pterois volitans)

Cited by 34 publications

References 67 publications

The lionfish Pterois sp. invasion: Has the worst‐case scenario come to pass?

The lionfish Pterois sp. invasion: Has the worst‐case scenario come to pass?

Ecological Drivers of Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) Distribution Across Mesophotic Reefs in Bermuda

Dactylogyrids (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea) Infecting the Gill Lamellae of Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae), with Proposal of Platycephalotrema n. gen. and Descriptions of New Species from Australia and Japan

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