Maps of respondents and lionfish sightings. Panel A shows the respondents to our survey in 2023. Each dot represents a dive centre that we contacted, with orange dots representing dive centres that responded and black dots representing dive centres that did not. Panel B shows the responses to our survey in 2023. Each dot represents a dive centre that responded to our survey in 2023 with orange dots representing dive centres that reported lionfish sightings and black dots representing dive centres that reported no sightings. Panel C shows the responses to the survey in 2021 (Phillips and Kotrschal 2021). Each dot represents a dive centre that responded to the survey in 2021 with orange dots representing dive centres that reported lionfish sightings and black dots representing dive centres that reported no sightings.

 
 
  Part of: Bottacini D, Pollux BJA, Nijland R, Jansen PA, Naguib M, Kotrschal A (2024) Lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea: a review of the available knowledge with an update on the invasion front. NeoBiota 92: 233-257. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.92.110442