Table 1 Lionfish sightings details from divers who took the photographs in Fig. 3. Coordinates are best available estimates
From: A lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion has begun in the Mediterranean Sea
Photo | Date | Recorded by | Method of detection | Site | Depth (m) | Type of substrate | Latitude (N) | Longitude (E) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 28.08.2014 | Stathis Georgiou | Freediving/Spearfishing | Limassol Marina (external side of wave breakers) | 15 | Artificial hard | 34°39.9′ | 33°2.4′ |
B | 08.10.2014 | Tasos Charalambous | Freediving/Spearfishing | Near Ayia Napa port, Famagusta | 09–10 | Natural hard | 34°58.8′ | 34°0.3′ |
C | 15.10.2014 | Tasos Charalambous | Freediving/Spearfishing | 2 km from Ayia Napa port towards Cape Greco, Famagusta | 10–11 | Natural hard | 34°58.4′ | 34°1.8′ |
D | 25.10.2014 | George Vasiliou | Freediving/Spearfishing | Cape Kiti, Larnaca | 42–43 | Natural hard | 34°49.6′ | 33°38.4′ |
E | 23.11.2014 | Constantinos Afxentiou | Freediving/Spearfishing | Cape Kiti, Larnaca | 10 | Natural hard | 34°48.7′ | 33°36.3′ |
F | 20.12.2014 | Giannis Ioannou | Freediving/Spearfishing | Vasiliko Port (external side of wave breakers), Larnaca | 5 | Artificial hard | 34°42.9′ | 33°19.0′ |
G | 28.03.2015 | Andreas Makris | Recreational scuba diving | Alexandria Wreck, Larnaca | 30 | Wreck | 34°53.6′ | 33°39.2′ |
H | 05.07.2015 | George Pavlides | Freediving/Spearfishing | Akrotiri, Limassol | 13 | Natural hard | 34°33.0′ | 33°1.0′ |
I | 07.07.2015 | Vagelis Gavalas | Recreational scuba diving | Cyclops Caves, Protaras, Famagusta | 13 | Natural hard | 34°59.1′ | 34°4.6′ |
J | 08.07.2015 | Wolf Werner | Recreational scuba diving | Green Bay, Protaras, Famagusta | 12 | Natural hard | 35°0.1′ | 34°4.1′ |
K | 10.07.2015 | Maria Papanikola | Recreational scuba diving | Cape Greco, Famagusta | 10 | Natural hard | 34°57.7′ | 34°4.4′ |
L | 16.07.2015 | Wolf Werner | Recreational scuba diving | Cyclops Caves, Protaras, Famagusta | 9 | Natural hard | 34°59.1′ | 34°4.6′ |
M | 18.07.2015 | Elia Sotiris | Freediving/Spearfishing | Oil pipeline, near Larnaca port | 16 | Pipeline | 34°56.2′ | 33°39.0′ |
N | 19.07.2015 | Sotiroula Tsirponouri | Recreational scuba diving | Zenobia Wreck, Larnaca | 20 | Wreck | 34°53.8′ | 33°39.5′ |
O | 21.07.2015 | Vagelis Gavalas | Recreational scuba diving | Cyclops Caves, Protaras, Famagusta | 12–14 | Natural hard | 34°59.1′ | 34°4.6′ |
P | 25.07.2015 | Maria Papanikola | Recreational scuba diving | Xylofagou, Larnaca | 14 | Natural hard | 34°56.7′ | 33°50.2′ |
Q | 05.08.2015 | Wolf Werner | Recreational scuba diving | Cyclops Caves, Protaras, Famagusta | 14 | Natural hard | 34°59.1′ | 34°4.6′ |
R | 07.08.2015 | Wolf Werner | Recreational scuba diving | Konnos Bay, Protaras, Famagusta | 12 | Natural hard | 34°59.3′ | 34°4.7′ |
S | 09.08.2015 | Loizos Loizou | Recreational scuba diving | Zenobia Wreck, Larnaca | 20 | Wreck | 34°53.8′ | 33°39.5′ |
T | 17.08.2015 | Vagelis Gavalas | Recreational scuba diving | Green Bay, Protaras, Famagusta | 03–04 | Natural hard | 35°0.1′ | 34°4.1′ |
U | 20.08.2015 | Andreas Gkinos | Freediving/Spearfishing | Vasiliko Port (external side of wave breakers), Larnaca | 14 | Artificial hard | 34°42.9′ | 33°19.0′ |
V | 29.08.2015 | Wolf Werner | Recreational scuba diving | Zenovia wreck, Larnaca | 20–22 | Wreck | 34°53.8′ | 33°39.5′ |
W | 08.09.2015 | Vagelis Gavalas | Recreational scuba diving | Cyclops Caves, Protaras, Famagusta | 14 | Natural hard | 34°59.1′ | 34°4.6′ |
X | 21.09.2015 | Royce Hatch | Recreational scuba diving | Cyclops Caves, Protaras, Famagusta | 15 | Narural hard | 34°59.1′ | 34°4.6′ |