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Predation on the invasive red lionfish, Pterois volitans (Pisces: Scorpaenidae), by native groupers in the Bahamas

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We thank Marco Fox and Johran Hanna. Sally Thomson and Stuart Cove’s Fin Photo provided Figures 1 and 2. This study was supported by a Sidney Hogg Memorial Scholarship to A. Maljković.

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  1. Tropical Marine Ecology Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6

    A. Maljković & T. E. Van Leeuwen

  2. Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas, P.O. Box CB-13137, Nassau, Bahamas

    S. N. Cove

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Maljković, A., Van Leeuwen, T.E. & Cove, S.N. Predation on the invasive red lionfish, Pterois volitans (Pisces: Scorpaenidae), by native groupers in the Bahamas. Coral Reefs 27, 501 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-008-0372-9

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