[Coral-List] Lionfish length.

[Sarah Frias-Torres]

Ok, so based on the REEF representative, we are now down to 50 cm (= 1/2 m)  maximum total length for invasive lionfish. That exceeds in 12 cm (almost 5 inches) the maximum total length reported (of 38 cm, see links I sent in previous email).The question is: how reliable are those 50 cm? was this lionfish caught, and measured to its total length? or was this an estimate underwater?It is important to clarify this issue, before we move the maximum length to a record 50 cm. 

Sarah Frias-Torres, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Scholar &Schmidt Research Vessel Institute Postdoctoral Fellowhttp://independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorresOcean Research & Conservation Association 1420 Seaway Drive, 2nd Floor Fort Pierce, Florida 34949 USA http://www.teamorca.org



> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:15:48 -0500
> From: jware at erols.com
> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Subject: [Coral-List] Lionfish length.
> 
> Hi Gang,
> 
> Just to add to the confusion, I recieved two inputs to my post about 
> lionfish length:
> 
> 1- A reply from the author of the article saying it was not a misprint 
> and attributed the figure to the head of REEF.
> 2- A note from a representative of REEF who states that the article did 
> indeed contain a misprint and should have read "1/2 meter".
> 
> John
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