Specimen Information

Cephalopholis argus
Cephalopholis argus
(peacock hind)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID161213
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusCephalopholis
Speciesargus
Common Namepeacock hind
StateHI
Localitynon-specific marine location
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHawaii
HUC8 Number32515200
Map
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Collection Year1956
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14035
Author:Anonymous
Date:2000
Title:Noteable marine aliens in Hawaiian waters.
Journal:Bishop Museum
Commentsintroduced to expand deep-water fisheries
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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