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<journal-id>0034-7744</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Biología Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. biol. trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7744</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-77442016000100353</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rbt.v64i1.18943</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La estructura de tallas como evidencia del establecimiento de Pterois volitansScorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) en el sur del Caribe mexicano]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Size structure as evidence of population establishment of Pterois volitans (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) in the South Mexican Caribbean]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sabido-Itzá]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MiguelMateo]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Medina-Quej]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Navarrete]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[AlbertodeJesús]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez-Poot]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JorgeManuel]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Rivas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MaríadelCarmen]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Tecnológico de Chetumal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Quintana Roo]]></addr-line>
<country>MX</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Tecnológico de Chetumal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>MX</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Colegio de la Frontera SUR  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>MX</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Xcalak  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>MX</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>64</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>353</fpage>
<lpage>362</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442016000100353&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442016000100353&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442016000100353&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[ResumenEl pez león (P. volitans), ha invadido todo el Caribe mexicano y Golfo de México, con un potencial de causar impactos negativos en el arrecife. En el sur del Caribe Mexicano se registró por vez primera en julio 2009, y a seis años del primer reporte, se han implementado algunas medidas de control como torneos de pesca y su comercialización local. No obstante, la información sobre su biología e inicio de invasión aún es escasa, por lo que este estudio analizó la estructura poblacional de 2 164 organismos recolectados entre 2009 y 2012, un incremento en las tallas para cada año fue observado, con promedios de Longitud Total (Lt): 118 ± 34.8, 133 ± 56.3, 187 ± 74.8 y 219 ± 72.4 mm respectivamente. El establecimiento del pez león en el área de estudio es demostrado por la presencia de tallas juveniles (20 mm Lt) hasta organismos de 375 mm Lt. Al realizar el retrocálculo de las longitudes obtenidas se estimó que el organismo de mayor talla pudo reclutarse a principios del 2006, tres años antes del primer reporte. Un monitoreo continuo de la población así como un estudio ecológico, nos permitirá dilucidar el impacto real en los ecosistemas de la región y así proponer las medidas de control más efectivas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[AbstractThe lionfish (P. volitans) has now invaded all the Mexican Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, with the potential to cause negative impacts on the reefs. In the South Mexican Caribbean was firstly reported in July 2009, and six years after this report, some control measures such as fish tournament and local marketing have been implemented. However, information on its biology and invasion is still-lacking, so this study analyzed the population structure of 2 164 organisms collected from 2009 to 2012. An increase was observed in sizes for each year averaging Total length (Tl): 118 ± 34.8, 133 ± 56.3, 187 ± 74.8 and 219 ± 72.4 mm, respectively. Lionfish establishment at the study site is shown for the presence of juveniles' sizes 20 mm TL up to 375 mm TL. When the back-calculation was obtained, we estimated that the larger fish could have recruited in early 2006, three years before the first report was made. A continuous population monitoring and an ecological study, will allow us to clarify the real impact in the ecosystems of the region and so to propose the most effective control actions. Rev. Biol. Trop. 64 (1): 353-362. Epub 2016 March 01.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estructura de tallas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lionfish]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[invasive species]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mexican Caribbean]]></kwd>
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