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Lionfish Pterois volitans is protected in the marine waters.
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Another species known to occur on the coasts of Ceylon is the _Scorpæna miles_, Bennett, or _Pterois miles_, Günther [1], of which Bennett has given a figure [2], but it is not altogether correct in some particulars.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836
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_Pterois miles_, and reports that it preys upon small crustaceæ.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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Hixon MA (2008) Invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans reduce recruitment of Atlantic coral-reef fishes.
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Galan said that the red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a species native to the Indian Ocean and it is not well understood how it has come to be present along the Puerto Rican coast, although probably - he said - it arrived in some manner along with large transoceanic vessels.
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Whitfield PE, Hare JA, David AW, Harter SL, Munoz RC, et al. (2007) Abundance estimates of the Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans / miles complex in the Western North Atlantic.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Christopher D. Stallings 2009
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Whitfield PE, Hare JA, David AW, Harter SL, Munoz RC, et al. (2007) Abundance estimates of the Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans / miles complex in the Western North Atlantic.
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"Investigation of Ecological Impact of the Introduced Lionfish (Pterois volitans) on the Fish Communities of Bermuda."
University News 2009
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[Footnote 1: _Pterois muricata_, Cuv. and Val. iv.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836
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[Footnote 1: _Pterois muricata_, Cuv. and Val. iv.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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