Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: South Shore/Bermuda/tide pool at Denvonshire Bay (2001, Whitifield et al. 2002)
Geographic Extent
South Shore/Bermuda/tide pool at Denvonshire Bay (2001, Whitifield et al. 2002); Bermuda/Atlantic Ocean (20+ records, 200-2009, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009); Bermuda Platform/Atlantic Ocean (Gress et al. 2017, to 304 m depth, from submerisible)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Pet Release |
| Alternate | Natural Dispersal |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Predation | |
| Lionfish in Bermuda preyed on a wide range of fishes and crustaceans (from 46 families), including ecologically important and economically improtant species (Eddy et al. 2017). | ||