Maintaining optimal visual performance is a difficult task in photodynamic coastal and estuarine waters because of the unavoidable tradeoffs between luminous sensitivity and spatial and temporal resolution, yet the visual systems of coastal piscivores remain understudied despite differences in their ecomorphology and microhabitat use. We therefore used electroretinographic techniques to describ...

The silver-cheeked toadfish ( Lagocephalus sceleratus , from the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae) and Pacific red lionfish Pterois miles Scorpaenidae) have recently invaded Mediterranean Sea. has spread throughout this entire sea with highest concentrations in eastern basin, while more recently, Eastern to Central Their effects on local biodiversity fisheries are cause for management concern. ...