Lionfish

“Until now, few sightings of the alien lionfish Pterois miles have been reported in the Mediterranean and it was 1 whether the species could invade this region like it has in the western Atlantic." Demetris Kletou, co-author of the paper said in a statement. “But we've found that lionfish have recently 2 in abundance, and within a year have colonized almost the entire south eastern coast of Cyprus, assisted by sea surface warming. Lionfish were originally found in the waters of the Pacific and lndian Oceans. They likely ended up in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic after 3 from home aquariums. The invasion of the Mediterranean has different roots. The expansion of the Suez Canal has given lionfish even 4 to the Mediterranean Sea and warming water temperatures have provided the 5 environment for the invasive species.